Patriarchy and Fascism in Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts and Three Guineas

Professor Prompt: For this critical response paper, you will be working with Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts, as your primary text. Your task is to critically read this primary text in light of an argument Woolf makes in Part 1 of Three Guineas.

You could, for example, build an argument around Woolf’s connecting of patriarchy and fascism or you could choose a smaller topic and think through the role of communication between the sexes or women’s education as necessary for the prevention of war or violence. There are a number of possible directions for this paper; however, keep in mind that all of these texts were written in the shadow of war and that this should somehow feature in your conversation.

You must analyze at most 2-3 passages in order to make a larger argument about the two texts. Please use direct quotes from both texts. This paper should be your own independent reading and not a reiteration of a critic’s argument. No outside sources should be used for this essay.


Make sure to include:

A strong thesis statement

Several quotes to support claims

Format:

-Times New Roman, pt 12

-Double space

- Approx 300 words