1、The LegacyVirginia Woolf Born in 1882 in South Kensington,London.Studied classics and history and came into contact with early reformers of womens higher education and the womens rights movement.Died in 1941.Famous as a novelist and short story writer.Best known works include To the Lighthouse,The W
2、aves and“A Room of Ones Own.”Became one of the central subjects of the 1970s movement of feminist criticism.Gilbert Clandons wife Angela is killed by a car.Gilbert finds his wifes gift for Sissy Miller.Gilbert also finds a diary.He thinks it is left for him.As Gilbert reads on,he finds that his wife
3、 often speaks of a person named B.M.Unable to fill in the blank,he reads on and finds that his wifes interest and friendship with this guy.Gilbert gradually grows jealous of B.M and angrily reads on.At last Gilbert learns that the unnamed man is Sissy Millers brother,who has killed himself.Gilbert a
4、lso learns that his wife kills herself to join B.M,her lover.Gilbert Clandon:He is self-centered and thinks his wife does everything for him and lives for him.He is ignorant in the sense that he does not understand his wife at all.Angela Clandon:She is slightly ambitious.She wants to really do somet
5、hing for people instead of being at home alone.She is compassionate and feels for those people in the lower class who are suffering.Third person point of view:At the beginning of the story,and throughout the whole story,the third person point of view allows readers to get the development of the stor
6、y as objectively as possible.Fisrt point of view in the diary:Readers can really feel what Angela perceives about everything happening around her.The fisrt person point of view helps readers to be in Angelas shoes.discoloration Two different kinds of point of view mingled in the story create such en
7、ormous tension.It also creates a sharp comparison between the two characters.Theme:A womans needs are not understood by her husband.A husbands self-importance has made him ignore his wife and take everything for granted.Keys to the Questions Clandon thinks his wife is his best assistance,a woman who
8、 is careful,attentive and passionate.Angela cares much about her husband at the very beginning.After he becomes a politician,she realizes there will be extra burden for her.She becomes lonely as her husband gets busy.They dont often share the same concerns,which her huaband doesnt notice.The latter
9、part of the story reveals that Angela has developed her own thoughts and interests,and that she doesnt want to be left alone.Third person for most of the story and first person point of view in the diary.The third person point of view can keep a necessary distance between the reader and the story.It
10、 also creates suspense for the whole story.First person point of view,however,strengthens the authenticity of the story,and serves as a contrast to the third person point of view,which helps readers understand the story through different angles.Miss Miller,to Clandon,is just an ordinary woman in the
11、 working class,a hired assistance.The story reveals,however,Miller,whose brother is also the man that Angela loves,is a dear friend to Angela.The mere existence of Miller is in contrast to Clandons arrogance.Lagecy means the things left behind when somebody dies.To Clandon,when he is not aware of the truth,he thinks his wifes legacy is the property she leaves for her beloved.When he learns the truth,the word legecy becomes ironic because he learns from the diary that she has loved another person and dies for him.The End
