Abstract: Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) is an important English modernist writer in twentieth century, and she is the main representative of western feminist pioneer. Using Woolf’s masterpiece A Room of One’s Own as the text, this paper aims to introduce briefly about Woolf and A Room of One’s Own, then to analyze her feminist views---- the awareness of female’s value and economic independence, the establishment of independent living space, as well as her theory of androgyny, thus to enable the readers to understand and remark this novel, to explore new ideas of feminist criticism, and also to enrich the whole research on Virginia Woolf.

Key words: feminism; A Room of One’s Own; Virginia Woolf

CONTENTS

Abstract

摘要：

1. Introduction1

1.1 Introduction to Virginia Woolf and A Room of One’s Own

1.2 Literature Review

2. Virginia Woolf’s Feminism.3

2.1 Virginia Woolf and Feminism

2.1.1 Introduction to Feminism

2.1.2 Woolf’s Feminist Views

2.2 Roots of Woolf’s Feminist Perspective 

  2.2.1 Family Background 

  2.2.2 Cultural and Social Background

3. Feminism in Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own  6

3.1 Awareness of Female’s Value

  3.1.1 Awareness of Self-consciousness

  3.1.2 Awareness of Economic Independence

3.2 Establishment of Independent Women Living Space

  3.2.1 Physical Space 

  （i）A Room of One’s Own

  （ii）A Broad Life Space

  3.2.2 Spiritual Space  

  （i） Concept of the Male-centered Society

  （ii）Possession of Equal Status and Adequate Education

3.3 Theory of Androgyny

  3.3.1 Gender Binary System

  3.3.2 Harmonious Coexistence between Genders

4. Conclusion .11

Bibliography.12

Acknowledgments13