ENG 2230 Gender and Education in Woolf
In “A Woman’s College from the Outside,” what small details in description or in dialogue show us the struggles of these female college students to achieve an education? What struggles do they illumine? Choose two details to analyze and quote briefly as evidence (quoting phrases, not full sentences). (250 words)
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ENG 2230 Gender and Education in Woolf Answer
I found this story interesting as it describes women attending college and obtaining some independence. However, there is an undertone of patriarchy references that still place women at home in the household. Take, for instance, the references to matrimony like “the chestnut blossoms were white” or “unveil” and “ringless hands extended upon sheets” (Woolf 145). These are related to weddings, which hints that even though the women are in college, they remain destined for a housewife’s life. That men are just humoring them by letting women attend college to give the impression of independence. The character Angela is shown as bright and luminous as a “double light,” referencing how smart she is, but then the image in the glass references that she was “perfectly delineated-perhaps the soul” and that the picture resembled a “shrine” (145). These references remind me of being pure or innocent and perfect like a bride is supposed to be at her wedding. So even though she is attending college, she is still struggling to step out of that sexist role and achieve her independence…………….
References:
Woolf, Virginia. A Woman’s College from the Outside. Course handout, pp 145-147.
