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Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf. By: Tom Lohmaier. The Thesis. Even though Virginia Woolf had many hard times with her childhood and past experiences, she overcame many obstacles to become one of the best writers in the Modern Era. Modern Era. Modern literature was at an all time high from 1910 to 1920

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Virginia Woolf

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  1. Virginia Woolf By: Tom Lohmaier

  2. The Thesis..... • Even though Virginia Woolf had many hard times with her childhood and past experiences, she overcame many obstacles to become one of the best writers in the Modern Era

  3. Modern Era • Modern literature was at an all time high from 1910 to 1920 • It featured such writers such writers as, Joseph Conrad, Robert Frost, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, and many other talented writers • It is debatable to say that the Modern Era was the best time when it came to the greatness of writers

  4. Virginia Woolf’s Background • Born on January 25, 1882 in London England • Leslie Stephen and Julia Stephen were her parents • She was homeschooled • Her dad had a library • 1 sister, 2 brothers

  5. Childhood Problems • Had several panic attacks since the age of 6 • Her step brothers sexually abused her and her sister till their teen years • When she was 12 she jumped out of a window and because of a nervous breakdown • Mom died suddenly because of heart failure when she was 13 • 8 years later her dad died of old age

  6. How she wrote her books • She used her personal life and it was brilliant writing • She traveled all around the world to get inspirations • Using current events to make short stories

  7. Her Diary…. • Her Diary had some disturbing things about her inside • She married a Jewish man but claimed she hated the Jewish laugh and smile • The diary also showed she was a fan of same sex relationships • She wrote inappropriate remarks about people who she did not like and or criticized her writings

  8. To The Lighthouse • Wrote in 1927 • Was written in her trip to France • Was inspired by her family trip to the beach in the summer • Moral of the story: Get along with your family because you never know when they will be gone or not be around anymore

  9. Works…….. • The Voyage Out (1915) • Night and Day (1919) • Jacob's Room (1920) • Monday or Tuesday (1921) • Mrs. Dalloway (1925) • The Common Reader, First Series (1925) • To the Lighthouse (1927)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • Orlando (1928) • A Room of One's Own (1929) • The Waves (1931) • Flush: A Biography (1933) • The Common Reader, Second Series (1925) • The Years (1937) • Three Guineas (1938) • Between the Acts (1941) • The Death of the Moth and Other Essays (1942) • A Haunted House and Other Short Stories (1944)

  10. Oh Boy • She died on March 28, 1941 at the age of 59 • She drowned herself by putting rocks in her pockets and walking into the River near her house • She couldn’t handle one more panic attack in her life

  11. CLIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • http://www.trailerfan.com/movie/who_s_afraid_of_virginia_woolf/trailer

  12. This Is The End Of My Presentation

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