Answer to Question #198590 in English for Allison

Question

How does the phrase "a worm winged like an eagle" contribute to the portrayal of women? A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf (Paragraph 5).

A. It shows how much women want to succeed in reality but are held back by their representation in fiction.

B. It emphasizes how dissimilar the representation of women in fiction is to their experiences in reality.

C. It stresses how women's respectable standing in society does not match with their portrayal in fiction.

D. It draws attention to how women are negatively impacted by their demeaning portrayal in fiction.

Answer 1

A. It shows how much women want to succeed in reality but are held back by their representation in fiction.