Deconstructing the Role of Women in Virginia Woolf's Novels

Abstract

Women have always been seen as inferior and subordinate. The inclination against women ought to be evident from the time of conception. It is believed that God is a man. It is also stated that, after creating man, woman was created from his rib. She must depend on others to make her reality. Her status and image are not fixed by societal norms, religiousbeliefs, or cultural practices. She is a well-known activist writer for women. Virginia Woolf considers the tactic of reflection in character personalities to be rather significant, yet the characters' introspections get more extensive and deeper. Virginia Woolf was also acutely aware that the space of structure, which effectively acquired as large a role as the content, was the core wonder of her new knowledge. Women are seen as inferior to males because they are "females by virtue of a certain lack of qualities" and have been since ancient times. Though they were few in number, some women did attempt to subvert and ridicule the standard portrayal of women. With a particular emphasis on the Victorian and Ottoman civilizations of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this paper examines the challenges and feminine identity discoveries of these courageous women in their patriarchal environments.