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    must follow. Orwell describes Squealer as "stunned" and "sprawling" which are two words that indicate a lack of control‚ and so this lack of control helps the audience see the pig’s leadership as ludicrous and ridiculous. Same as Orwell‚ Virginia Woolf points out the social hierarchy is important for people who live in that

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    This piece is formulated through an allegory which exists on both a literal and figurative level. Virginia Woolf relates the struggles that a moth‚ which is so vulnerable to death to the everyday life of the human struggle. Implicitly‚ Woolf describes the moth to have value like individuals as they try to put a stop to death in the same sense like humans do. Every aspect in life has a certain meaning‚ even something so

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    The Representation of Gender in Virginia Woolf’s Orlando and Jeffrey Eugenides’s Middlesex by Marte Rognstad A Thesis Presented to The Department of Literature‚ Area Studies and European Languages University of Oslo In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the MA Degree Spring Term 2012 Marte Rognstad The Representation of Gender in Virginia Woolf’s Orlando and Jeffrey Eugenides’s Middlesex Marte Rognstad http://www.duo.uio.no Trykk: Reprosentralen‚ Universitetet i Oslo

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    the literary community was presented with one of greatest tragedies in human history: the First World War. This international conflict‚ mixed with the changes in industry and society from the late 1800s to the mid 1920s allowed authors like Virginia Woolf to present works‚ like Mrs Dalloway: a novel based on one character‚ from multiple perspectives; based around one eighteen hour period‚ but shifting between past and present with the all the simplicities and complexities of a stream of consciousness

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    which is: Written by tutors Comprehensive but concise In simple English Used around the world by Emile Woolf Colleges Publishing Second edition published by   Emile Woolf Publishing Limited  Crowthorne Enterprise Centre‚ Crowthorne Business Estate‚ Old Wokingham Road‚   Crowthorne‚ Berkshire   RG45 6AW  Email: info@ewiglobal.com  www.emilewoolfpublishing.com       © Emile Woolf Publishing Limited‚ March 2011    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval 

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    feminist movement‚ there are absolutely more chances for women to succeed in modern society. There are two female writers who wrote about their experiences or suggestions of fighting against stereotypes from men. The first writer is called Virginia Woolf. She wrote an article called “Professions of Women”. In that article‚ she wrote about the restrictions and prejudices that female writers experienced and how she fought against them. She used an imaginary character called “Angel in the House” to refer

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    psychological moments of the novel‚ most of them being represented by the stream of consciousness technique. This essay will explain how this flow of consciousness is interrupted by a chronological time represented by the strike of clocks. In fact‚ Woolf introduces a contrast between internal and external time. Moreover‚ the novel as a whole can also be considered as an alternate succession of two plots: the one of Clarissa and the one of Septimus. These two characters already show two different points

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    Woolf uses London as a frame through which ‘broken images’ are heaped together. Discuss the importance of this frame. London is the place to be‚ especially during the 1920’s where the novel Mrs Dalloway was set. Written by modern novelist Virginia Woolf‚ she knew the ins and outs of London life during this important period. According to critic John Crawford‚ this novel highlights the many ‘implications of modern civilisation’ during life in London; in “this moment of June”. The setting of London

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    Dodgson was home schooled until the age of twelve (Woolf). Both of Dodgsons parents were involved with the home schooling of all of the Dodgson children (Woolf). On August first‚ 1844‚ Dodgson was sent to a boarding school 10 miles from his house‚ called Richmond School‚ Yorkshire (Woolf). Richmond headmaster‚ James Tate II‚ and Dodgson grew close during his time at Richmond‚ and it’s said that they kept in touch for many years afterwards (Woolf). Mr. Tate once told Dodgsons parents that he thought

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    Gubar 21) and find their true feminist voice. Virginia Woolf asserts her claim to feminist writings in “A Room of One’s Own”. She heeds the call of her time and seeks to understand the history of women and make known female predecessors’ accomplishments. Without finding any great women in the annals of history‚ she chooses to boldly tell others would-be women writers to form “the habit of freedom and courage to write exactly what we think” (Woolf

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