【Professionsforwomen】

1、SarahPara. 5 : men in women writers mindwhy did Woolf want to become a novelist?What is a novelists chief desire?Why does a novelist want life to proceed with the utmost quiet and regularity? Why does he want to do the same thing day after day and month after month?According to Woolf, what rouses a

2、woman writer from her trance, her imagination?Do men allow women writers to talk about their body and passion?The Mind as an IcebergSigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, compared the human mind to an iceberg. The tip above the water represents consciousness, and the vast region below the sur

3、face symbolizes the unconscious mind. Of Freuds three basic personality structuresid, ego, and superegoonly the id is totally unconscious.Id , ego, superegoThree internal forces that govern a persons psychic life:the Id(本我）：the instinctual force of lifeunconscious, uncontrollable, and isolatedthe Eg

4、o(自我）：the external force that has contact with the real worldthe superego(超我）： the governing force, or moral conscience, that seeks to control and direct the ego into socially acceptable patterns of behavior.Para.5In this paragraph, the author talks about her second experience in her profession of l

5、iterature. She believed that sex-consciousness was a great hindrance to womens writing. To illustrate this point, she employs the second figure of speech, “ the image of a fisherman lying sunk in dream on the verge of a deep lake.”Questions for Paragraph 6Why is the second obstacle more difficult to

6、 overcome?Outwardly Vs. inwardlyThe author is making a contrast between the outward and the inward. outward: apparent, observable, and visible inward: on the inside of, or belonging to the inner nature of a person, mental and spiritualPara.6This paragraph sums up the authors two experiences, pointin

7、g out that the second obstacle is more difficult to overcome than the first. Women have many prejudices to overcome in the profession of literature and especially in new professions that women are entering.Questions for Paragraph 7What is the metaphor Woolf uses in this speech?What is a room of ones

8、 own in the house?A room: not only space for living, bt also space for creative activity. Here ,it is compared to freedom.The house: the patriarchal societyThrough fighting against the angel in the house, through great labor and effort, some women have gained a position or certain freedom in a socie

9、ty which has been up to now dominated by men. Woolf says when one has a room of ones own, the room has to be furnished, to be decorated and to be shared .What does Woolf mean by these remarks?Questions for Paragraph 7Her meaning is that after the old ideas and attitudes and values have been done awa

10、y with ,the void has to be filled with new ideas,attitudes and values.How does the author conclude her speech ?Questions for Paragraph 7By raising some questions which are phrased figuratively.Para.7In this paragraph, Woolf concludes her speech by raising some important questions concerning the new

11、role of women and the new relationship between men and women.Para.1-2 : the beginning part of the whole speech, introducing the topic under discussion.Para. 3-5: Virginias two genuine personal experiences as a professional writer Para. 6-7: A summaryHow is the whole speech organized?Though the text looks like a narration of