A Room of One's Own

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” These words of Winston Churchill highlight the importance of change in one’s character. In Groundhog Day, Phil recognizes how growth is an important factor in one’s life. In addition, I also have acknowledged its importance. Both Phil and I pursue personal growth through the use of free will. In Groundhog Day, Phil develops new skills, talents and virtues through the use of free will to grow and change. For example, he learned how…

Discovering meaning in life has been of the upmost importance to grasping the purist human experience for generations. Philosophers have utilized various concepts in regards to the quest of finding meaning in one’s life including: living with a greater purpose in mind, expanding one’s existence beyond an endless cycle of satisfying desires, and utilizing the idea of duty to overcome conflicts of interest. Living with a purpose is beneficial for enduring suffering as it seems to give the…

“Narrative of The Life” written by Frederick Douglass and “From A Room of One’s Own” written by Virginia Woolf. Both influence me to have a deeper understanding of slaves in America and the women’s status in the past. Those two kinds of people have an important similarity which is deprived of freedom. Based on the point of freedom, I will analyze the slaves in the “Narrative of the Life” and the women in the “From A Room of One’s Own” similarity of the deprived right through four aspects. They…

Wallpaper” and “A Room of One’s Own” Throughout history the rights of women have been considered as a prominent issue because society has tended to believe that women cannot do what men can. Women have always been considered lower then men and have strived for equal rights for many years causing many uproars and debates. After many writings, rallies and debates the rights of women have changed overtime. “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “A Room of One’s Own” by Virginia…

journey of life can be represented by an infinite building with an endless supply of rooms, then we are born in the very heart of it, surrounded by vast opportunities and options. The rooms before us all vary in their dimensions and qualities, and they all appeal differently to our tastes. Each room leads to new opportunities and no same path can be taken by the same people: some may try to explore a multitude of rooms, while others may be satisfied with one. Such a journey will undoubtedly…

equality for women, wrote her famous book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, which argues for women’s equality in a society dominated by men. Nearly a century later, another writer appeared. Virginia Woolf made an essential argument in "A Room of One’s Own", She argues mainly about how women were rejected and mistreated in the society. Wollstonecraft and Woolf both focus on women’s inequality and the role of women in society, despite living in a different period of time. However, their ideas…

Ngozi Adichie. Cruelty revolves around the theme of the novel, which can be stated as “one’s religion influences their overall behavior, and disturbs the lives of people in their environment when not adequately controlled.” When the phrase “adequately controlled” is used, it is to refer to the properness of one’s behavior and how well a person consumes the religion without letting religion have power over one’s mind and attitude. In Purple Hibiscus, the persona of Eugene, or “Papa,” actively…

Resurgence and Identity Firstly, red rooms can be described as a collection of short stories that are stitched together with the connection of the narrator. This essay will later explain how the structure of the book is an act of resurgence, however for the time being the book is a collection of short stories. To continue, narrator Naomi is also plagued by the issue of identity and what that means to them which links them with the characters she imagines. In the reader's first glimpse of the…

In Praise of Fake News and Alternative Facts! Virginia Woolf is a liar. The whole truth and nothing but the truth is rarely written or spoken because truth is universally seen through the prism of our own making. It is human nature to see what we see what we want to see. Sometimes, as in Woolf’s case, the prism glass is purposely tilted to reveal a different picture of the truth. The use of satire in literature is often used to mock our long-held beliefs, beliefs that we often only trust…

Visual images, colors and lighting, sounds, scents, textures, temperature and taste elicit moods depending on the stimuli. If one walks into a sunny, clean brightly colored room at a comfortable temperature the person’s mood is more than likely to be pleasant as opposed to walking into a dirty, dimly lit, cold room which would elicit feelings of discomfort and apprehension. A crowded street may cause anxiety and stress to some people, while the smell of a stranger’s perfume stirs memories of…