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awaran
awaran
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High School - 12th Grade

What are two things a woman needs to write successfully, according to Virginia Woolf in Chapter 3 of A Room of One's Own?

In adition to" money and a room of her own," what are two things a woman needs to write successfully, according to Virginia Woolf in Chapter 3 of A Room of One's Own?

Im a home school student, and iv read this chapter over and over, however alli keep coming up with is money and a room. Im not asking anyone to answer this for me, but can you tell me stragities on what to be lookin for or any other kinda help in resolving the ? I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks

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Posted by awaran on Wednesday July 15, 2009 at 9:11 AM and tagged with a room of one's own, brittish lit.

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  1. lhc
    lhc Teacher
    Middle School

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    In Chapter Three, Woolf talks about circumstances that prevent women from being able to access and express their artistic genius:  distractions and indifference.  A woman's role, by nature, is full of distractions, among them spouses, children, and homes to care for, and because society expected women to focus only on those things, there was a certain element of not being taken seriously when undertaking an artistic endeavor.

    Additionally, Woolf writes in Chapter Two of the challenges facing men and women both and mentions three things that people in general need to get through this life:

    "Life for both sexes—and I look at them, shouldering their way along the pavement—is arduous, difficult, a perpetual struggle. It calls for gigantic courage and strength. More than anything, perhaps, creatures of illusion that we are, it calls for confidence in oneself."

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    Posted by lhc on Wednesday July 15, 2009 at 11:16 AM