[7]ThosearethequestionsthatIshouldlike, hadItime, , ifIhavelaidstressupontheseprofessionalexperiencesofmine, itisbecauseIbelievethattheyare, thoughindifferentforms, —whenthereisnothingtorevertawomanfrombeingadoctor, alawyer, acivilservant—therearemanyphantomsandobstacles, asIbelieve, ; forthusonlycanthelaborbeshared, , itisnecessaryalsotodiscusstheendsandtheaimsforwhichwearefighting, ; , asIseeit—hereinthishallsurroundedbywomenpracticingforthefirsttimeinhistoryIknownothowmanydifferentprofessions—, thoughnotwithoutgreatlaborandeffort, ; theroomisyourown, ; ithastobedecorated; , howareyougoingtodecorateit? Withwhomareyougoingtoshareit, anduponwhatterms? These, ; —; andImustcease.
AfterYouRead
KnowledgeFocus
: Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.
1)WhatdoesWoolfmeanwhenshesays “therewereveryfewmaterialobstaclesinmyway”?
2)WhatkindofoccupationiswritingaccordingtoWoolf? Why?
3)Whydidwomenfirstsucceedaswriters? Doyouagreetothereasonslistedinthepassage?
4)HowdidWoolfbeginherprofessionalcareer?
5)Whatdidwoolfdowiththefirstcheckearnedbywriting? Whydidshespendthemoneyinthatway?
6)WhatisWoolf’sfirstarticleabout? Isiteasy?
7)Whatdo “I”havetodobattlewithduringthewritingprocess?
8)Whatis “thephantom”andwhatis “theAngelintheHouse”?
9)Whatis “theAngelintheHouse”like? WhatdidtheAngeldotome? WhatdidIdototheAngel?
10)AftertheAngelwasdead, whatquestionremainstobeanswered?
11)Whyisitdifficulttodefinewhatawomanis?
12)Whatisthechiefdesireforanovelist, accordingtoWoolf?
