HW 21: A room of one's own

Dear Erin,

I know how you would be confused it is a confusing chapter! But I'll try and help you out. The intro could quite possibly be considered off the wall. In the first couple of pages 'Mary' had a less then welcoming experience on campus and this sent her "little fish" or I would connect that to her inspiration "into hiding". She then had no idea what what she would write about. At the famous library that was said was cursed, she had yet another experience that was unreal.
You must still be confused as of this point, but I'm trying. I just tried to clear up some of the parts that confused me that I had to work out. Continuing in the book, there is a part that brings up the Manx cat, which is a recurring part to this chapter, the Manx cat has no tail, which helps to express the emotions. Reading on, there is a song that Tennyson was singing and it's basically him saying that world is different after the war. On pages 20-21 Mary is saying that if women had money, what would have been different, especially since women worked so hard, yet still lived in poverty. If women had money, they could and would study fascinating subjects, they were thriving to learn. But in the end, men will always write better fiction because they possess the "amenities".
You're English teacher is smart to let you read this book! Due to that it is about women and writing. It will teach both the boys and girls in your class the importance of money in fiction, and how that was what was important, not the actually quality of the writing. Virginia Woolf is writing an important piece to how fiction became what it is. Money for women was almost impossible to earn, which prevented them from writing fiction. I like this book, and I'm glad you are reading it Erin! Enjoy and I hope I helped.

Always, Kristen.