I recently read Chapter 2 in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own, and the irony that she uses is demonstarted throughout this chapter. After she writes about women and poverty, she begins talking about wise men and she quotes Sam Butler and says, “Wise men never say what they think about women…Wise men never say anything else apparently (29).” This illustrates irony because wise men are known for saying smart phrases to guide other people, not judging women. I don’t think that wise men wouldn’t give their opinion about women if they were asked to. Another example of her using irony is on page 34, when she says ” One would have accepted the fact, as one accepts the fact that a pea is green or a canary yellow.” She shows her sarcasm through this quote and she is basically saying it’s right in front of you, accept the facts because they are evident. Another display of Woolf’s sarcasm is on page 38, when she says, “Great bodies of people are never responsible for what they do.” People that do something this recognized to have been great are usually responsible for their actions. It’s the exact opposite of great people are the type that say they are never responsible for their actions, trying to get out of it.
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