Virginia Woolf

When authors write novels they are relinquishing part of themselves to their audience. After Virginia Woolf’s suicide many psychologists analyzed her novels and diagnosed her with manic-depressive and bipolar disorder. In To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf’s applies psychological concepts, such as unconscious motives, oedipus complex, and the stream of consciousness, to give us greater insight into her own ways of thinking, so that we can be more tolerant of those with mental illness. Throughout the novel it becomes abundantly clear that Woolf has unconsciously made Mrs. and Mr. Ramsay her parents. Upon beginning the novel we are led to believe that Mrs. Ramsay is the protagonist of the story, but come part two we are given some terrible news,…

The target novel for this term paper is To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. Virginia Woolf was a British female novelist born in 1882, who was raised in a family which is full of atmosphere in intellectuals and also literatures. She wrote her first novel in 1915, and until 1927 she has finally made her signature piece, To The Lighthouse, of which it is famous for using consciousness stream. Woolf is also being well-known for promoting modernism and feminism. While To The Lighthouse is the…

Virginia Woolf was an English writer in the twentieth century. During this time, society revolved around sex. According to Sigmund Freud, the emotions that were aroused in a young child (typically around the age of four) resulted in an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex. This is referred as the Oedipus complex. Virginia Woolf, would take these new psychoanalysis studies and apply them to the female gender. She would try and negate many of the concepts that society…

Virginia Woolf, the author of “Two Cafeterias,” is a feminist advocate who puts herself in the place of the men and women at the University nearby. She analyzes how men and women are treated by the food they are served at the University through the use of rhetorical devices to drive her point. Woolf uses her observations to compare and contrast the way that men and women are treated in the 1900s. The men are given something that can be described as a “luncheon party” with an elegant and…

Virginia Woolf changed the way novels were written. Her unique style and advocacy for women made her one of the greatest writers in history. She was able to accomplish great success because she incorporated many famous literary theories into her literature. Virginia’s style of writing can be derived from Terry Eagleton’s theory in his essay, What is Literature? Virginia also incorporated Friedrich Nietzsche’s theory on truth into her writing and themes of her works, including Jacob’s Room. Her…

Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf was a troubled individual who struggled with depression her entire life. She was able to write about her experiences which inspired some of her greatest works. It is sad, though, that she was in darkness her whole life and was not able to see the light. But, despite the darkness, she was able to give the literary world some great pieces and that is what she is remembered for. Virginia Woolf was a very influential writer of her time and continues to be today, she…

“Two Cafeterias”, by Virginia Woolf, was written showing an underlying message of how different men and woman are treated in this culture. Using words, descriptions, and tones Woolf expresses to the reader how insignificant woman in this day are made to feel. It is shown throughout the entire piece that the men of this society are treated to nothing less than “invariably memorable” luncheon parties with meals that leave Woolf feeling as though they were “going to heaven.” She describes the meals…

Throughout the novel “Mrs. Dalloway” by Virginia Woolf, there is a certain understanding of underlying skepticism of the world. A huge part of the story revolves around the premise of being able to see into the thoughts of all of the characters. This allows the reader to make assumptions about each character’s own unique morals and their personalities. Woolf does an exquisite job of giving the reader an omnipresent point of view in which we see all occurrences throughout the span of a single…

Writer, Virginia Woolf, in her speech, “Professions for women,” discusses the controversial topic of women in jobs, and argues that women are taken for granted in the workplace. She explains her job as a writer, leading her audience to believe it was an easy profession to acquire. Woolfe then turns around and lists difficulties she had when she first started out. She speaks with a condescending, stuck up tone at the beginning of the speech, but later transitions into a vulnerable tone, to allow…

Virginia Woolf’s The New Dress has many themes and literary devices. The story shows the style of stream of consciousness that Woolf uses. Virginia Woolf’s writing style is creative because many people do not use it in today’s writing. Woolf’s writing style of stream of consciousness uses Mabel’s thoughts and events that happened. Woolf decided to write in a stream of consciousness style, and her choice of writing let her use flashbacks as a literary device. She was able to use flashbacks and…