"Aunt Jennifer's Tigers": Women And Society
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In the course of our life we need to make many decisions. The way
we live our life is a decision each person makes for him/herself. Usually,
one choice is better than the other, yet society doesn't always support the
better one. The poem, "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" and The Scarlet Letter
present ....
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her neighbors, and she is not reluctant to stress their contrast of
opinions. She does not fear men, as most women did in her time. It was
mandatory in her society that women respected their husbands, and did what
the men ordered. Hester fears neither the leaders of the community nor her
husband. She demonstrates her confidence by standing up to a group of the
most respected men in town, when she hears they might take her daughter,
Pearl, away from her. She even has the courage to d ....
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