Analysis Of Virginia Woolf: A ROOM Of S OWN
A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN was printed in 1929. It was written by Virginia Woolf – whose life was a tragedy in itself and finally ended in her suicide in 1941.The highly experimental characters of her novels established her as an important figure of British modernism. In 1928, Woolf was invited to deliver lecture at the women’s colleges of Cambridge - Newhem and Girton. The theme of her lecture was WOMEN AND FICTION.These lectures were expanded and complied into A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN.
In her lectures, Woolf focused mainly on what a woman needs to write fiction.She acknowledges the availability of money and a room of one’s own in this regard. To avoid the notion that her lectures may have coloures of her own personal experiences Woolf creates an imaginary …show more content…
To counter the objections which might had been raised here , Woolf overtakes her imaginary narrator and declares that the jostling for status is what an artist must avoid. Woolf supports the creative difference between men and women and imagine it's richness to prevail. She also counters her stand of giving more importance to material things as a prerequisite to write fiction by arguing how the facts supports her claim. Facts shows how material status affect the freedom to write. Intellectual freedom depends on material things and all other forms of art depend on intellectual freedom. This conclusion of the facts is the reason why Woolf had emphasized so much on money and a room of one's own.
Ending up the essay , Woolf urges her audience to write all sort of books , " for books have a way of influencing each other ". She makes them realise that their current advantages are favourable for them to write as compared to the previous ages. She askthem to take their writings as an establishment of a new foundation for the women writers to come. The book closes up with the unwritten essay of the fictional narrator - Women and Fiction - only to show the diverse and relevant thought process behind the arguement of the need of a private income and a private room that fiction writing requires.
The readers can take the end to be continued with new vision of discussions and arguements on the very subject of the essay , as it holds a lot in itself to be nurtured
In her lectures, Woolf focused mainly on what a woman needs to write fiction.She acknowledges the availability of money and a room of one’s own in this regard. To avoid the notion that her lectures may have coloures of her own personal experiences Woolf creates an imaginary …show more content…
To counter the objections which might had been raised here , Woolf overtakes her imaginary narrator and declares that the jostling for status is what an artist must avoid. Woolf supports the creative difference between men and women and imagine it's richness to prevail. She also counters her stand of giving more importance to material things as a prerequisite to write fiction by arguing how the facts supports her claim. Facts shows how material status affect the freedom to write. Intellectual freedom depends on material things and all other forms of art depend on intellectual freedom. This conclusion of the facts is the reason why Woolf had emphasized so much on money and a room of one's own.
Ending up the essay , Woolf urges her audience to write all sort of books , " for books have a way of influencing each other ". She makes them realise that their current advantages are favourable for them to write as compared to the previous ages. She askthem to take their writings as an establishment of a new foundation for the women writers to come. The book closes up with the unwritten essay of the fictional narrator - Women and Fiction - only to show the diverse and relevant thought process behind the arguement of the need of a private income and a private room that fiction writing requires.
The readers can take the end to be continued with new vision of discussions and arguements on the very subject of the essay , as it holds a lot in itself to be nurtured