... plain lives of women through the meals they receive. With short sentences like "dinner was ready," she depicts the simplicity of women's lives, and with the sentences "Here was the soup" and "The plate was plain," she suggests the lack of freedom and independence the women had. Woolf also utilizes imagery: "Far from being spring was an evening in October." This ... imagery portrays the bleak feeling women had, as their dinner was cold and dark like an October night. Woolf further describes the "plain gravy soup" to link the plainness of the meal with the plainness of women, as they each...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... concern that women should not be a member of working class, she said what is in her mind without any consideration. At that time, since Augustus Carmichael wants a second plate of soup Mr. Ramsey answers his request angrily. The rest of guests tend to cover up high tension and the day ends as a memorable evening. When, Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay are left ... ...

• Word Count: 2838
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... the first page, Forster clearly sets the diction with the opening dialogue between Lucy Honeychurch and Miss Bartlett. The women speak very plainly: " 'This meat has surely been used for soup,' said Miss Bartlett, laying down her fork." (Forster 3) Forster's construction of characters shows also his inclination to the romantic. Lucy Honeychurch and George Emerson could well be the basis for ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... at two universities. 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.? (24) Supportive of Woolf and sharing similar views, is an anonymous article from Cultural Conversations entitledTimes Literary Supplement,? in which the author explains thatWomen in her day were certainly allowed ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the description of two imaginary meals, one at a women's college, the other at a men's. At the women's college, she says, "Dinner was not good." (Woolf, 18) It consisted of plain soup, beef, cabbages, and potatoes, followed by prunes and custard. The situation at the men's college was quite different. Here there was sole and partridges "with all their retinue of sauces ... ...

• Word Count: 1699
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... memorably with the description of two imaginary meals, one at a women's college, the other at a men's. At the women's college, she says, "Dinner was not good.'" It consisted of plain soup, beef, cabbages, and potatoes, followed by prunes and custard. "The water jug was liberally passed around." The situation at the men's college was quite different. Here there was 2 sole and ... ...

• Word Count: 1692
• Approx Pages: 7