aunt jennifer is a victim to male chauvinism and patriarchal society. she doesn't have freedom, but is enslaved, feeble and weak. her inner desire for freedom is brought out by her tapestry in form of bright topaz tigers , the denizens of the world of green , in the sense the tigers represent an image contrasting of her own life. the tigers are unafraid of any other living being and they have powerful and radiant persona. aunt jennifer dent only represent herself , but many other women who are subject to male domination. so her death also cannot free her and the rest of the woman . she feels the ivory needle hard to pull, which shows her mental and physical trauma. though she dies, her inner wish for freedom represented though tigers continue to live proud and unafraid