Leapor notes the different perceptions held of these two people, as early on in the piece Mary's writing is compared to the "rhyme- of December, insinuating something that is disagreeable and lifeless. In order to highlight the perception of man's dominion over the literary sect the narrator refers to the male-writer in a regal, majestic light: his words can cure the corns that impair a person's walking (49) and sooth the toothache that plagues another (54). ... Quoted in Course Notes of ENGL 205*. ... Quoted in Course Notes of ENGL 205*. ...

• Word Count: 1286
• Approx Pages: 5

After noting the extravagance of a luncheon at a men's college, Woolf depicts the inadequate dining at Fernham, a college for women, presenting a drab meal consisting mainly of aplain gravy soup.? ... However, as each generation has been predisposed to chauvinistic ideas, our society has been forever plagued by gender discrimination and has not been so quick to accept the realization of equality. ...

• Word Count: 1264
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Virginia moves into her study and notes that it is in here that she feels safe. Virginia goes on to note that she must retain her weight of nine and a half stone, then, she believes that Leonard can be persuaded to move back to London. ... She notes that if she retains her weight, then there is a higher chance of her and Leonard moving back to London, which is what she wants. ... One of the reasons for Virginia and her husband moving to Richmond was because she was ill and plagued by painful migraines. ... She notes that "because she is pregnant, she is allowed these lapses." ...

• Word Count: 3710
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School