Discussion Questions #4. The truth and the experiencing as a body mean that they tell the truth and do stuff like one body. Because she was thinking about the angel when she was writing the story about other stuff so that is why she did what she did. Rhetoric and style Questions #4. The Shadow of the Angels wings fell towards her page and Heard her in his room at that moment.
I disagree. I think that she was unable to tell the truth because of the fact that she was a female writer. There were not a lot of female writers at the time and many had to use pen names to hide who they were. The angel that she was referring to was not actually an angel but her personality and her soft side.
#9 Woolf develops an analogy to describe the simplicity of her everyday job, and how it works from day to day. It portrays that it was an unconscious thought for her to pick up a pen and write down her thoughts and beliefs. It may seem she was taking the easy way out by doing what was cheap, but in reality she was doing what was best for she enjoyed writing and excelled at it. The pay check she received at the end of the month was a reward for her hard work which turned into motivation that encouraged her to keep writing.
I really like how you compare it to her everyday job and how it works from day to day. I agree that it was an unconscious thought but I also think it was clever in the way that Woolf had used the diction to relate to it. I don't think it seemed she was taking the easy way out because it required her real thoughts and that would take thinking. I agree with you completely.
In Professions for Women by Virginia Woof, Virginia tells her story of how she had to deal with being a female writer. She talks about two different obstacles that she had to face in order for her to become a great and powerful writer. One of the obstacles she list is that she has to hide that she is a female writer. She states, “Killing the Angel in the House was apart of the occupation of a woman writer.” In other words Virginia puts herself in a trance and erases the soft side of her where she could write and seem like a male writer. The second obstacle is trying to show who she really is instead of trying to hide it. Men only view women as soft and frail instead of powerful so Virginia had to hide that she was the one writing the articles. I think the contemporary woman still faces the obstacle of being viewed unequally compared to a man.
I like what you said about her having to go into a trance when she was writing as a man. I didn't really think about her killing the angel like this but know that I read what you say I agree totally with you. I also believe she was saying that women had to kill the angel totally to become more than what they were pictured to me. I think you could add that women were the main obstacle for their professional career. They believed they had to think a certain way to please the men. They did not want to go against the grain.
4/5 I agree with everything you wrote except that she had to hide her gender. I think the first obstacle is getting rid of societal pressure to be the "Angel."
Questions on Rhetoric and Style #7 The shift in person in paragraph four stresses Woolf's purpose with a simple strong question. The question Woolf proposes, "What is a woman?" is simple but really gets inside the mind and makes people think. The shift in person also catches the attention in the mind because Woolf is being serious. She asked the question, and even her, herself could not define it. The paragraph is transitional too because it brings in respect. It makes men realize they should not judge women by there failures and successes. Woolf is saying that men should not even judge a woman until they have expressed herself through the art and professional human skills. That a woman deserves a chance! The last sentence is the important factor that keeps the letter moving and make men realize the truth.
I agree with you on this post and I honestly believe what you said went great with that question. I think that you need to try to use something besides "to be " verbs that might make more of a impact on some of this stuff other than that good job
Discussion #6: Ledingham is saying that Woolf's essay provides critical advice towards women. Even the women of today. She is saying that we should follow the same path towards equal treatment that our former feminists did. And, that they accomplished their goals with persecution so we have no excuse not too. I agree with Ledingham. Woolf's words are inspiring. I believe that as women the greatest accomplishment we can achieve is to overcome the stereotype of a woman. To know that we are much more than what is expected of us, and that we have the right to be who we desire to be. I also agree with the warning to never lose interest in our exterior state or interior state.
I agree with you, and I also agree with Ledingham. I believe that the greatest accomplishment a woman can overcome is the stereotype of another woman, also. I believe Ledingham is saying that our former feminists sacrifice is why we have many rights today,so we must confront the "Angel in the House" and be who we desire to be.
3/5 Ledingham reminds us to know about our predecessors and remain grateful, but the biggest challenge we face, according to the author, is making peace with that Angel. Our relationship with that "phantom" helps to truly evaluate our accomplishments and mental/emotional/spiritual health.
Rhetoric & Style Question #4 In Profession for Women by Virginia Woolf, she states in paragraph three, “The shadow of her wings fell on my page; I heard the rustiling of her skirts in the room.” What she means when she states this is that she is beginning to feel the influence of the angel as she begins to write her essay. The angel tells her to act proper and to not express how she truly feels to men. In that time period, woman were to be kept quiet and that is what the “Angel in the House” wanted Woolf to do. The Angel in the House was influencing her writing style. Back then, I don’t think they were used to the type of writing style she wrote.
I agree with you when you stated that she mentions this to show how she is starting to be under the influence of the angel. I also think she mentions this to be more direct on how the angel has effected not only her thinking and the way she act but her writing to. She mentions that when the shadow of the angels wings fell on her page and came across her, she told her to be sympathetic and tender which shows the effect Woolf was undergoing.
The Angel represents social expectations/constraints. Also, Woolf is not only felt pressured to not "express how she truly feels [about] men," but many other things as well. I feel that your response especially seems to constrictive on this subject. In short, the "Angel" is something most people feel pressured by in many different ways. The Angel can be taken to be most anything really...
#1 Virginia Woolf presents herself as a very powerful women of that time period. She was very realistic, honest, and straightforward. She speaks truthfully about the writing profession and how it can be boring for women. But, she credits that success to the many female writers that came before her. Her relationship to the audience is dependant upon the audience that she is talking to. She relates to the female audience because she shows that you can have a profession without hindering the family. She relates to men because she is bold but she does not challenge their authority. It is like she understands that men in this time period think they are superior to women. She respects this thought while still encouraging women to break out of this pattern. She forms the relationship as a reform leader. She is going to lead the women to better conditions while helping the men accept these changes.
I disagree with you saying that she talks about the writing profession being boring. I think she was just stating that writing was not as adventurous as some of the other occupations that women dream of. She does relate well to the female audience. But, in my opinion, she does not relate to the male audience at all.
3/5 Woolf is actually quite modest. Madeline's right about her comments regarding the writing profession. Correct about credit given to writers before her.
Questions on Rhetoric and Style #6 Wolf uses violence descriptions to tell how she killed the angel in the house. The violence of her descriptions is appropriate because it shows her true emotions towards the subject and how she reacted towards it. She uses the violence in her words to show that the killing of the angel in the house was necessary to succeed in her work. Even though the angel in the house was pure, she would have taken away all the love and passion she had for writing. The angel in the house wanted her to be mindless and didn't want her to express her thoughts the way that she wanted. By killing the angel in the house, she stood up to society and the beliefs that society held toward women and their writing.
I agree because I feel that without the harsh words the reader would not have gotten the message. Her killing of the angel was an emotional ordeal. She bettered herself by killing the angel, so she uses harsh and defiant words to describe the killing. So yes I do agree her word choice was appropriate.
These "violence descriptions" (I am aware of this obvious grammatical mistake, in fact I want to highlight it) are purposely done ironically so. Woolf's piece is borderline satirical, you can tell by the punchline associated syntax. China, though I don't even know you and I've only stumbled across this blog, are you sure you should've been in this AP class? More importantly, how is this an AP class??? I've asked much the same questions including the answers listed above in the classroom to no avail. This is my vent. I'm sorry to offend anybody, in fact you might be having a good old laugh right about now. But I just needed a place to put the correct answers, and my feelings aside.
In paragraph 5 when the writer, Virginia Woolf, refers to “the body,” she is euphemistic. She is states things in a nice way in order to not offend some people. Things such as, “For though men sensibly allow themselves great freedom in these respects, I doubt that they realize or can control the extreme severity with which they condemn such freedom in women.” I believe that this is the only way that she could have stated her opinions without make many men angry. She could have bluntly stated that men are ignorant towards women. Men have a great amount of freedom that women do not that, but men simply do not care. However, she stated her opinions in a nice way.
What do you mean by euphemistic, maybe you should go into further detail. "She is states things", from your second sentence maybe reword it. Do not use "things"so often. I do like your observations, and you made valid points. I agree that she was being subtle and did not want to make anyone mad. I do not understand your second to last sentence, but I do agree that she stated her points in a nice way.
#5 In “Profession to Women”, written by Virginia Woolf, she discusses the ropes that women are tied under when it comes to their profession. She talks about “The Angel of the House” in paragraph 3. She uses short sentences to describe her the angel. The effect of her syntax gives the feeling of being blunt. It contributes to her tone of the angel as being tired of the angel. Woolf does not want to talk about her a lot. She makes her sentences short and to the point. It is strange because they are complements. It still gives me the sense that she is tired of the selfless, charming, sympathetic and beautiful angle.
I agree with your statement explaining that she makes her sentences short and to the point, because I also thought that she was trying to shut out the angel because she does not want to deal with her anymore. The angel was viewed as an obstacle for women to face, so the short sentences as well were showing an act of jealousy and pride. The writer was jealous of the freedom, but she was proud enough to stand up for herself and other women.
Holy ****. Heartbeat. I cannot. Comprehension flew out the window. ---Who am I kidding? Nobody is going to see this. I am all alone intellectually, aren't I? How I have not ... **** ... this isn't worth my time. There is much to do. Farewell nobody.,..,,,..
#3 In paragraph 5 of "Profession to Women", she asserts that "a novelist's chief desire is to be as unconscious as possible." To be unconscious for a writer is to not put personal opinions in their work; they are writing selflessly and including all the facts. Writers should be knowledgeable of the facts, and if they put their opinions in their work they should cite it appropriately and use specific sources. If a writer is knowledgeable about their topic and not based fully upon opinion they are more credible. Writers might want to be unconscious because it allows them to see their topic differently from when they were blinded by their opinion. In her argument she states, “ cranny of the world that lies submerged in the depths of our unconscious being.” This is stating that people of the world do not base things off of their opinion, they are either influenced by other people or they know the facts.
I agree with you. Writers that do not put their opinion into their work and are unconscious as possible, they are not being blinded by their opinion. By using facts and statistics, they can make their writing more credible. I do not agree when it asks if writers should be "conscious" when they are writing fiction. I think they should be as unconscious as possible.
I believe that Woolf meant, by wanting to be unconscious, writers seek to be calm and allow their imagination to take over their work. Their writing is more important to them than their every day life, and they don't allow anything to interfere with it. Woolf states, "He wants to see the same faces, to read the same books, to the same things day after day, month after month, while he is writing, so nothing may break the illusion in which he is living..." By this, she means that writers desire no more excitement in their lives than what comes from their writing. They want to be unconscious, especially when writing fiction, so logical aspects and facts don't affect their writing. They want their imagination to "run free".
Discussion #5 In Virginia Woolf's final paragraph, she is asking her audience to continue to fight, and continue to question women's roles. She is asking her audience to do what they believe, and answer to themselves. Although Woolf did not exactly say this, I felt like she was asking the audience to continue her tradition. When Woolf states, “You are able, though not without great labour and effort, to pay the rent” she is telling her audience that they are capable of a great reward, but not without hard work in the end. She is saying that women have the opportunity to make their own choice, and this was the time to take advantage of these choices. But, to not get cocky and lazy, because there are still many more things to be done and accomplished by women.
I like how you addressed the deeper meaning behind this paragraph. I also believe she is challenging her reader to go after their dreams and make themselves known. I agree with your last sentence when you say that the women should not become lazy, but I think that she is sort of telling women to be a little cocking and to assert themselves. I think this paragraph is meant to inspire women to make their own decisions and go out in the world and make a living.
I think Woolf used "The Angel in the House" reference because it describes the idea Victorian woman. She is saying that the woman in the poem was like Woolf in some ways. Or, Woolf use to want to be more like that woman. Woolf decided; however, that she didn't want to be like the woman. She wanted to be herself and my her own decisions.
I agree with Regan. I believe that Woolf brings up the character from the poem "Angel in the House" to show that Virginia Woolf wanted to be sweet and kind, but knew that she could not get her point across without being blunt. Therefore, she "did-[her] best to kill her" (para. 3) Woolf knew that her writing would be no good because the angel "would have plucked the heart out of-[her] writing" (para.3)
Woolf most definitely wouldn't like to be associated with "The Angel." The Angel thinks it easier to charm or straight up lie to who their readers or audience then to tell them some unfortunate truth like said towards the end of the third paragraph. Woolf had also talked about "killing" the Angel. which in her opinion was "part of the occupation of a woman writer." She says this because with the "Angel" whispering in your ear while writing you cannot put your heart in your writing.
#5 In the 3rd paragraph of “Profession to Women,” the Angel in the House reresents an obstacle for women to face. The short sentences show pride. The writer states her sentences and makes them short and to the point. The writer was proud of all women and wanted them to stand up for themselves for their rights and freedom. The writer does not like to discuss the Angel in the House because she is very selfless and basically portrays perfect women in that time period. The tone of this passage gives an exhausted feeling for the writer because does not want to deal with the Angel anymore.
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ReplyDelete#4. The truth and the experiencing as a body mean that they tell the truth and do stuff like one body. Because she was thinking about the angel when she was writing the story about other stuff so that is why she did what she did.
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#4. The Shadow of the Angels wings fell towards her page and Heard her in his room at that moment.
I disagree. I think that she was unable to tell the truth because of the fact that she was a female writer. There were not a lot of female writers at the time and many had to use pen names to hide who they were. The angel that she was referring to was not actually an angel but her personality and her soft side.
Delete1/5 Paige is steering you in the right direction, Pat. The angel is not literal, as Paige wrote.
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ReplyDeleteWoolf develops an analogy to describe the simplicity of her everyday job, and how it works from day to day. It portrays that it was an unconscious thought for her to pick up a pen and write down her thoughts and beliefs. It may seem she was taking the easy way out by doing what was cheap, but in reality she was doing what was best for she enjoyed writing and excelled at it. The pay check she received at the end of the month was a reward for her hard work which turned into motivation that encouraged her to keep writing.
I really like how you compare it to her everyday job and how it works from day to day. I agree that it was an unconscious thought but I also think it was clever in the way that Woolf had used the diction to relate to it. I don't think it seemed she was taking the easy way out because it required her real thoughts and that would take thinking. I agree with you completely.
Delete2/5 The extended analogy involves a comparison between the girl with her pen and a fisherman and his rod...the effect? a vivid picture.
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ReplyDeleteIn Professions for Women by Virginia Woof, Virginia tells her story of how she had to deal with being a female writer. She talks about two different obstacles that she had to face in order for her to become a great and powerful writer. One of the obstacles she list is that she has to hide that she is a female writer. She states, “Killing the Angel in the House was apart of the occupation of a woman writer.” In other words Virginia puts herself in a trance and erases the soft side of her where she could write and seem like a male writer. The second obstacle is trying to show who she really is instead of trying to hide it. Men only view women as soft and frail instead of powerful so Virginia had to hide that she was the one writing the articles. I think the contemporary woman still faces the obstacle of being viewed unequally compared to a man.
I like what you said about her having to go into a trance when she was writing as a man. I didn't really think about her killing the angel like this but know that I read what you say I agree totally with you. I also believe she was saying that women had to kill the angel totally to become more than what they were pictured to me. I think you could add that women were the main obstacle for their professional career. They believed they had to think a certain way to please the men. They did not want to go against the grain.
Delete4/5 I agree with everything you wrote except that she had to hide her gender. I think the first obstacle is getting rid of societal pressure to be the "Angel."
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The shift in person in paragraph four stresses Woolf's purpose with a simple strong question. The question Woolf proposes, "What is a woman?" is simple but really gets inside the mind and makes people think. The shift in person also catches the attention in the mind because Woolf is being serious. She asked the question, and even her, herself could not define it. The paragraph is transitional too because it brings in respect. It makes men realize they should not judge women by there failures and successes. Woolf is saying that men should not even judge a woman until they have expressed herself through the art and professional human skills. That a woman deserves a chance! The last sentence is the important factor that keeps the letter moving and make men realize the truth.
I agree with you on this post and I honestly believe what you said went great with that question. I think that you need to try to use something besides "to be " verbs that might make more of a impact on some of this stuff other than that good job
Delete3/5 How does it link the previous and following paragraphs? Good to note the imp't question.
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ReplyDeleteLedingham is saying that Woolf's essay provides critical advice towards women. Even the women of today. She is saying that we should follow the same path towards equal treatment that our former feminists did. And, that they accomplished their goals with persecution so we have no excuse not too. I agree with Ledingham. Woolf's words are inspiring. I believe that as women the greatest accomplishment we can achieve is to overcome the stereotype of a woman. To know that we are much more than what is expected of us, and that we have the right to be who we desire to be. I also agree with the warning to never lose interest in our exterior state or interior state.
I agree with you, and I also agree with Ledingham. I believe that the greatest accomplishment a woman can overcome is the stereotype of another woman, also. I believe Ledingham is saying that our former feminists sacrifice is why we have many rights today,so we must confront the "Angel in the House" and be who we desire to be.
Delete3/5 Ledingham reminds us to know about our predecessors and remain grateful, but the biggest challenge we face, according to the author, is making peace with that Angel. Our relationship with that "phantom" helps to truly evaluate our accomplishments and mental/emotional/spiritual health.
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ReplyDeleteIn Profession for Women by Virginia Woolf, she states in paragraph three, “The shadow of her wings fell on my page; I heard the rustiling of her skirts in the room.” What she means when she states this is that she is beginning to feel the influence of the angel as she begins to write her essay. The angel tells her to act proper and to not express how she truly feels to men. In that time period, woman were to be kept quiet and that is what the “Angel in the House” wanted Woolf to do. The Angel in the House was influencing her writing style. Back then, I don’t think they were used to the type of writing style she wrote.
I agree with you when you stated that she mentions this to show how she is starting to be under the influence of the angel. I also think she mentions this to be more direct on how the angel has effected not only her thinking and the way she act but her writing to. She mentions that when the shadow of the angels wings fell on her page and came across her, she told her to be sympathetic and tender which shows the effect Woolf was undergoing.
Delete4/5 good
DeleteThe Angel represents social expectations/constraints. Also, Woolf is not only felt pressured to not "express how she truly feels [about] men," but many other things as well. I feel that your response especially seems to constrictive on this subject. In short, the "Angel" is something most people feel pressured by in many different ways. The Angel can be taken to be most anything really...
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ReplyDeleteVirginia Woolf presents herself as a very powerful women of that time period. She was very realistic, honest, and straightforward. She speaks truthfully about the writing profession and how it can be boring for women. But, she credits that success to the many female writers that came before her. Her relationship to the audience is dependant upon the audience that she is talking to. She relates to the female audience because she shows that you can have a profession without hindering the family. She relates to men because she is bold but she does not challenge their authority. It is like she understands that men in this time period think they are superior to women. She respects this thought while still encouraging women to break out of this pattern. She forms the relationship as a reform leader. She is going to lead the women to better conditions while helping the men accept these changes.
I disagree with you saying that she talks about the writing profession being boring. I think she was just stating that writing was not as adventurous as some of the other occupations that women dream of. She does relate well to the female audience. But, in my opinion, she does not relate to the male audience at all.
Delete3/5 Woolf is actually quite modest. Madeline's right about her comments regarding the writing profession. Correct about credit given to writers before her.
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Wolf uses violence descriptions to tell how she killed the angel in the house. The violence of her descriptions is appropriate because it shows her true emotions towards the subject and how she reacted towards it. She uses the violence in her words to show that the killing of the angel in the house was necessary to succeed in her work. Even though the angel in the house was pure, she would have taken away all the love and passion she had for writing. The angel in the house wanted her to be mindless and didn't want her to express her thoughts the way that she wanted. By killing the angel in the house, she stood up to society and the beliefs that society held toward women and their writing.
I agree because I feel that without the harsh words the reader would not have gotten the message. Her killing of the angel was an emotional ordeal. She bettered herself by killing the angel, so she uses harsh and defiant words to describe the killing. So yes I do agree her word choice was appropriate.
Delete5/5 nice work, China. Well-explained.
DeleteThese "violence descriptions" (I am aware of this obvious grammatical mistake, in fact I want to highlight it) are purposely done ironically so. Woolf's piece is borderline satirical, you can tell by the punchline associated syntax. China, though I don't even know you and I've only stumbled across this blog, are you sure you should've been in this AP class? More importantly, how is this an AP class??? I've asked much the same questions including the answers listed above in the classroom to no avail. This is my vent. I'm sorry to offend anybody, in fact you might be having a good old laugh right about now. But I just needed a place to put the correct answers, and my feelings aside.
DeleteIn paragraph 5 when the writer, Virginia Woolf, refers to “the body,” she is euphemistic. She is states things in a nice way in order to not offend some people. Things such as, “For though men sensibly allow themselves great freedom in these respects, I doubt that they realize or can control the extreme severity with which they condemn such freedom in women.” I believe that this is the only way that she could have stated her opinions without make many men angry. She could have bluntly stated that men are ignorant towards women. Men have a great amount of freedom that women do not that, but men simply do not care. However, she stated her opinions in a nice way.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean by euphemistic, maybe you should go into further detail. "She is states things", from your second sentence maybe reword it. Do not use "things"so often. I do like your observations, and you made valid points. I agree that she was being subtle and did not want to make anyone mad. I do not understand your second to last sentence, but I do agree that she stated her points in a nice way.
Delete3/5 Careful with careless errors. I think you're right that she uses such diction to avoid offending.She probably also wanted to avoid women as well.
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ReplyDeleteIn “Profession to Women”, written by Virginia Woolf, she discusses the ropes that women are tied under when it comes to their profession. She talks about “The Angel of the House” in paragraph 3. She uses short sentences to describe her the angel. The effect of her syntax gives the feeling of being blunt. It contributes to her tone of the angel as being tired of the angel. Woolf does not want to talk about her a lot. She makes her sentences short and to the point. It is strange because they are complements. It still gives me the sense that she is tired of the selfless, charming, sympathetic and beautiful angle.
I agree with your statement explaining that she makes her sentences short and to the point, because I also thought that she was trying to shut out the angel because she does not want to deal with her anymore. The angel was viewed as an obstacle for women to face, so the short sentences as well were showing an act of jealousy and pride. The writer was jealous of the freedom, but she was proud enough to stand up for herself and other women.
Delete4/5 Some good observations.
DeleteHoly ****. Heartbeat. I cannot. Comprehension flew out the window. ---Who am I kidding? Nobody is going to see this. I am all alone intellectually, aren't I? How I have not ... **** ... this isn't worth my time. There is much to do. Farewell nobody.,..,,,..
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ReplyDeleteIn paragraph 5 of "Profession to Women", she asserts that "a novelist's chief desire is to be as unconscious as possible." To be unconscious for a writer is to not put personal opinions in their work; they are writing selflessly and including all the facts. Writers should be knowledgeable of the facts, and if they put their opinions in their work they should cite it appropriately and use specific sources. If a writer is knowledgeable about their topic and not based fully upon opinion they are more credible. Writers might want to be unconscious because it allows them to see their topic differently from when they were blinded by their opinion. In her argument she states, “ cranny of the world that lies submerged in the depths of our unconscious being.” This is stating that people of the world do not base things off of their opinion, they are either influenced by other people or they know the facts.
I agree with you. Writers that do not put their opinion into their work and are unconscious as possible, they are not being blinded by their opinion. By using facts and statistics, they can make their writing more credible. I do not agree when it asks if writers should be "conscious" when they are writing fiction. I think they should be as unconscious as possible.
DeleteI believe that Woolf meant, by wanting to be unconscious, writers seek to be calm and allow their imagination to take over their work. Their writing is more important to them than their every day life, and they don't allow anything to interfere with it. Woolf states, "He wants to see the same faces, to read the same books, to the same things day after day, month after month, while he is writing, so nothing may break the illusion in which he is living..." By this, she means that writers desire no more excitement in their lives than what comes from their writing. They want to be unconscious, especially when writing fiction, so logical aspects and facts don't affect their writing. They want their imagination to "run free".
Delete2/5 Check the question, Moeisha. Some of your points are valid, but most of your answer is directed toward the writer of nonfiction.
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ReplyDeleteIn Virginia Woolf's final paragraph, she is asking her audience to continue to fight, and continue to question women's roles. She is asking her audience to do what they believe, and answer to themselves. Although Woolf did not exactly say this, I felt like she was asking the audience to continue her tradition. When Woolf states, “You are able, though not without great labour and effort, to pay the rent” she is telling her audience that they are capable of a great reward, but not without hard work in the end. She is saying that women have the opportunity to make their own choice, and this was the time to take advantage of these choices. But, to not get cocky and lazy, because there are still many more things to be done and accomplished by women.
I like how you addressed the deeper meaning behind this paragraph. I also believe she is challenging her reader to go after their dreams and make themselves known. I agree with your last sentence when you say that the women should not become lazy, but I think that she is sort of telling women to be a little cocking and to assert themselves. I think this paragraph is meant to inspire women to make their own decisions and go out in the world and make a living.
Delete4/5 nice explanation of Woolf's charge. Regan, "cocky," not "cocking." :)
DeleteI think Woolf used "The Angel in the House" reference because it describes the idea Victorian woman. She is saying that the woman in the poem was like Woolf in some ways. Or, Woolf use to want to be more like that woman. Woolf decided; however, that she didn't want to be like the woman. She wanted to be herself and my her own decisions.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Regan. I believe that Woolf brings up the character from the poem "Angel in the House" to show that Virginia Woolf wanted to be sweet and kind, but knew that she could not get her point across without being blunt. Therefore, she "did-[her] best to kill her" (para. 3) Woolf knew that her writing would be no good because the angel "would have plucked the heart out of-[her] writing" (para.3)
Delete2/5 What's the origin of the term? I don't think this "angel" is like Woolf at all, nor do I believe that Woolf ever wanted to be like her.
DeleteWoolf most definitely wouldn't like to be associated with "The Angel." The Angel thinks it easier to charm or straight up lie to who their readers or audience then to tell them some unfortunate truth like said towards the end of the third paragraph. Woolf had also talked about "killing" the Angel. which in her opinion was "part of the occupation of a woman writer." She says this because with the "Angel" whispering in your ear while writing you cannot put your heart in your writing.
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ReplyDeleteIn the 3rd paragraph of “Profession to Women,” the Angel in the House reresents an obstacle for women to face. The short sentences show pride. The writer states her sentences and makes them short and to the point. The writer was proud of all women and wanted them to stand up for themselves for their rights and freedom. The writer does not like to discuss the Angel in the House because she is very selfless and basically portrays perfect women in that time period. The tone of this passage gives an exhausted feeling for the writer because does not want to deal with the Angel anymore.
3/5 True that the Angel represents an obstacle. Be more specific in the effect of the short sentences.
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