A Room of One's Own

'A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.' Virginia Woolf  

'A room of her own would provide a woman with the time and the space to engage in uninterrupted writing time.'

'But Woolf is concerned with more than just the room itself. She uses the room as a symbol for many larger issues, such as privacy, leisure time, and financial independence, each of which is an essential component of the countless inequalities between men and women.'

'When the narrator is interrupted in A Room of One’s Own, she generally fails to regain her original concentration, suggesting that women without private spaces of their own, free of interruptions, are doomed to difficulty and even failure in their work.'

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'For the narrator of A Room of One’s Own, money is the primary element that prevents women from having a room of their own, and thus, having money is of the utmost importance. Because women do not have power, their creativity has been systematically stifled throughout the ages. The narrator writes, “Intellectual freedom depends upon material things. Poetry depends upon intellectual freedom."

analysis from http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/roomofonesown/

 

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This is the room I call my own

This is the room where I am not alone

This is the room where I feel so free

This is the room I can be with me

These are the walls all covered in stars

This is my mum’s and this is my pa’s

This is the room I can think alone

And dream of things I would love to own

This is my room where my thoughts are good

I’m going to live my life like I know I should.

Grandad

xxxx

xx

A poem for me by Grandad Bob.

Listening To: 'Paris Nights/New York Mornings' Corinne Bailey Rae, The Sea