Gender Roles Portrayed in A Room of One's Own and Orlando

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Author(s): Antara Naha (K. R. Mangalam University, India)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 8
Source title: Exploring Gender Studies and Feminism Through Literature and Media
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Gyanabati Khuraijam (National Institute of Technology, Agartala, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6572-1.ch014

Keywords: Gender & Diversity / Gender and Diversity / Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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Abstract

Virginia Woolf has raised her voice through her works on the challenges of women and freedom of thought. This chapter focuses on the gender roles as portrayed in the works of Virginia Woolf, focusing on A Room of One's Own and Orlando. She states through A Room of One's Own that the strongest creative minds are the ones with the balance between masculine and feminine components, and through Orlando, she presents the idea of gender through an androgynous view, using a character who changes genders in their lifetime of 300 years. The theoretical focus of the chapter will be through Judith Butler's theory on gender, which relies on the action of gender interconnected with the identity of the person. The chapter will aim to present the idea of gender representation through a broader view for achieving wider acceptance for different gender identities.

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