) How does Woolf use physical spaces, and her narrator’s movement through them, to advance her “argument”? In the story, Woolf says that women need
... [Show More] their own room, one that must be locked, to have the freedom to write. It seems very ironic that she recommends confining oneself to have freedom in the mind to create art. It can be implied how the difference between confinement and freedom could mean that according to Woolf, the freedom one has in the physical world influences the freedom one has in their mind. 2) 2) Can you describe Woolf’s style of sentence writing? How do the poetic techniques of imagery and metaphor contribute to her essay? Woolf is more interested in showing what it takes to write fiction. The style of writing that Woolf uses is meant for the reader to get constant reminders that they're reading a piece of fiction created by another person. The use of imagery and metaphors are meant to help show the difficulties that women face as writers. 3) 3) What is the significance of World War I in this essay? Woolf makes the point that she wishes that women could have the opportunity take part in the war to gain experience from an experience that they could write fiction on. This is based off the notion that men being the main participants in war want to have the war documented. 4) 4) How does Woolf account for women’s poverty? For the absence of women’s history? Woolf pushes the idea that money is the best way that women can have the opportunity to become writers as well as become independent people. It also gives women the necessary time to write. This is meant to show that women do not need to look up to men to earn a living. This means that women get the idea 5) 5) What does Woolf mean by “patriarchy”? When Woolf is talking about patriarchy, she is referring to the power that men have comes from believing that women are inferior. Having power of authority also means that one has the power to interrupt. 6) 6) What is Woolf’s attitude toward anger? How does this relate to her own writing style? Woolf tries to appear calm, never showing the anger that she must have felt at being driven away from her chosen profession. “A Room of One’s Own” uses irony and satire extensively to demonstrate how confined she felt when writing about feminist issues. 7) 7) In the questions above, I have referred to Woolf? Who is the “I” in her essay? “I” is at the beginning referring to herself. Then it eventually becomes Mary Beton. Even after this, she notes in her writing, "Call me Mary Beton, Mary Seton, Mary Carmichael, or by any name you please—it is not a matter of any importance"(Woolf 1) Woolf knew the limitations of using a first-person narrative; she says this to show that experiences can be felt universally. This study source was downloaded by 100000849816735 from CourseHero.com on 05-03-2023 05:49:26 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/33255735/A-Room-of-Ones-Own-Discussion-Qsdocx/ contact: [email protected] Sabeeq Karim 4/15/18 8) 8) What does the fictional professor add? What does the story of Judith Shakespeare add? Woolf is using the fictional professor to illustrate the prevalence of sexism in her culture. The professor represents all the angry men in higher positions of power who feel better about themselves by believing in the inferiority of women. Judith Shakespeare, on the other hand, wants to read, write, and experience the world. Despite having a life restricted by her parents and the husband she got married to, her talent and energy keeps herself from engaging the family. She instead runs away from home to seek her fortune in London. 9) 9) What does she mean by “genius”? Why has there been no woman Shakespeare? Woolf says that genius, is not born among labouring, uneducated, servile people". There is no woman Shakespeare because of how it equated women to witches. 10) 10) What lines made you laugh? “a good dinner is of immense importance to good talk. One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well”. 11) 11) With which statements did you agree? Disagree? How does your own historical situation affect your responses? I agreed with statements such as When an arguer argues dispassionately he thinks only of the argument; and the reader cannot help thinking of the argument too”. I disagreed with statements such as, “Great bodies of people are never responsible for what they do”. If a group of people agree with a false notion and they do not realize, then they are part of the problem until they realize what they are doing. 12) What are the fundamental changes that have taken place between Shakespeare’s time and Woolf’s? Between Woolf’s and ours? Compared to Wolf’s time, women now do have the opportunity to pursue their aspirations. There are still issues such as gender discrimination, but the situation is much better compared to Woolf’s time. 13) 13) Does Woolf want to be an “insider”? Does she want women to be “insiders”? Yes Woolf wants herself and other women to be insiders so that they can change the narrative about women. 14) 14) How does she illustrate the connection between material conditions, sensations, and the psyche or subjectivity? Where does she locate the soul? Woolf argues about the concrete material details of the situations she describes such as the food that was eaten, the money that was spent, the comfort of the accommodations, and the demands on people's time. This strategy that she uses is meant to show readers the relation of these physical conditions as they are needed for one’s intellect and creative activity. The soul is located in one’s desire of creativity. 15) What corrodes an artist’s confidence? How is this gendered? Woolf talks about how men use women to build their self-confidence. It helps them retain their superiority. This is because the anger that they show outwardly toward feminists can be seen as insecurity. [Show Less]