Feminist Stylistic Analysis of A Room of One’s Own
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https://doi.org/10.61173/kbdtts44Keywords:
Feminism, Literature technique, Virginia WoolfAbstract
The feminist movement has grown increasingly strong as social civilization has advanced and human self-consciousness has surfaced. A Room of One’s Own, a 1929 essay by Virginia Woolf, is one of the feminist manifestos that still informs contemporary literature and feminist thought. This article utilizes feminist theories of language, gender, and power in conjunction with critical reading and textual analysis of specific novel sections to elucidate the relevance and meaning of these narrative devices. The study’s conclusions imply that Woolf’s use of language and style is essential to her feminist message and that it challenges patriarchal power systems and conventional gender roles. Overall, this research shows how feminist stylistic analysis may be applied to literary works by discussing the literary narrative techniques and the feminist ideas of A Room of Own’s Own, thus giving women the tools and freedom to use their words to change the world, and inspiring and helping future generations to pursue gender equality.
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