VIRGINIA WOOLF - A BRIEF GLANCE ON HER LIFE, WORKS AND STYLE.

"Isolation" (CC BY-NC 2.0) by Pulpolux !!! INTRODUCTION Woolf never found her safe and secured since her childhood reasons may be many, sometimes the serial deaths sexual abuse by her step brother, depression, mood swings, and fear of death. There can be endless reasons to proof her madness and insecurity and the effect of all these traumas can be seen in her literary works too. ISOLATION AND MRS DALLOWAY Likewise the Theme of Isolation can be seen in her major novels, whether it’s Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse or any other novel of her. For example in Mrs. Dalloway it can be seen from the start that she always found her Isolated, when she said that it is very, very difficult to live even one day. She expresses her inner consciousness which was full of insecurities she considers her old friend Peter, who has failed to fulfill the dreams of her youth. As Clarissa ages, she finds it more difficult to know everybody, which makes her feel solitary; she...

Here the question is, can Anita Desai be an Indian version of Virginia Woolf ? Well,  It has been seen that there is a vast similarity between Woolf's and Desai's style of writing. In spite of the fact that both are from different centuries and countries. Virginia is a modernist literary figure of twentieth century whereas Anita is also powerful contemporary English novelist. The former represents the British English sophisticated society whereas the later the Indian culture and tradition. Although both belongs to different era and literary period but still their method of writing is quite similar, they both follow the same techniques in their writings. They showed interest in representing the character's inner thoughts and consciousness rather than social and political representation of it. Their keen interest has always been in telling about their personal life or  autobiographical content as well as portraying their family members.  It can be seen that their ...