The Oppression and Progress of Women I agree with Adrienne Rich that every women needs to educate herself in what she needs to know to know for survival in the world. ... However, I feel times have changed in America since 1979 when Rich wrote this speech, and women are making great progress. ... Rich suggests "enforced ignorance has been a crucial key to women's powerlessness. I feel that Rich's anger toward men prevents her from seeing the role women play in their own ignorance. ... Although today, there are still women who choose to be mothers and housewives, and I f...

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The reason being that, many devices are used to bring forth the message that Rich has embedded within it. ... Adrienne Rich's "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers", depicts an audacious woman trapped within a timid and suppressed life. ... Adrienne Rich expresses some feminist concern in this poem. ... Adrienne Rich has done a wonderful job of incorporating the style of poetry into the central idea. ... Adrienne Rich embedded a broad message into this poem, making the task of focusing on a single aspect or technique difficult. ...

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• Grade Level: High School