HW 24: A Room of One's Own

Virginia states that “The rooms differ so completely; they are calm or thunderous; open on to the sea, or, on the contrary, give on to a prison yard; are hung with washing; or alive with opals and silks; are hard as horsehair or soft as feathers- one has only to go into any room in any street for the whole of that extremely complex force of femininity to fly in one’s face (Wolf, pg 87). Basically, Virginia is stating that all women should have a room of their own. Not necessarily somewhere you sleep or live, but some where you can be yourself and have independence and freedom. No one’s room is the same because all women think and act differently, even if just in the smallest way. Women are just starting to get more freedom and I think Virginia believes that women are coming far, and will start to have more and more rights soon. A room of one’s own is a women’s place to go. It’s where I can wear and do what I want, and have the freedom to think how I want. People are starting to come to that realization.