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Virginia Woolf

Orlando

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1928

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Essay Topics

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How does time function in Orlando? Why does Woolf use the passage of time in this way?

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What is the role of the narrator? How does the narrator differ from Woolf? What effect does Woolf's use of the narrator have?

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What does Woolf say about English values? How does she satirize elements of English identity? How might the post-World War I historical context inform her argument?