Reading Notes | Week 11 | Part A

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Virginia Woolf 
"Virginia Woolf was one of the greatest modern novelists, on par with James Joyce, Marcel Oroust, and Thomas Mann." (337)

A really interesting line stood out to me. "Woolf did in fact write a memoir for her father, but she later noted that if he has not died when she was relatively young, she never would have become an author." (337)

Woolfs work is admired so dearly because she has a profound way portraying the way we think and feel. 

From A Room of One's Own 
This piece is about Woolf being asked to discuss the topic of Women and Fiction. Her overall argument is that, "women need a room of their own and money if she is to write fiction" 
Woolf doesn't only talk about women's literature she also looking at the historical and theoretical stages that are seen throughout women's literature. 
It is clear the Woolf is rooting for women, she believes that women can strive for bigger and better things despite what our society is telling us.  

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  1. UnknownApril 22, 2018 at 9:17 PM

    Hey Megan!
    I have thought that Virginia Woolf was a really interesting person since reading “Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf.” Which I know is not one of her works but it got me interested in her life. She lead such a sad life and her suicide was so tragic. Have you read “Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf” or seen the movie?

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