Taking Virginia Woolfs A Room of Ones Own as your model, develop a feminist critique of masculine values of heroism in one or more texts weve studied this semester. Reflect on Woolfs understanding of the evolving roles of women and of the historical construction of gender identities. How do Woolfs insights inform (or even radically alter) your reading of the text(s) you select to pair with her? Note that you must use persuasive textual evidence from both Woolf and the other text(s) selected. There are many ways of approaching this topic; feel free to be inventive. A few examples: Liza in Notes from Underground; the depiction of women in Sir Gawain; Dido in The Aeneid; the roles and representations of women in Devil Dog. These are just a few examples; surely you can come up with even more.
