Woman Creature Quote by Stella Gibbons
““Flora was pleasantly surprised to hear this, and for a second wondered if the women novelists had been misinformed about confinements? But no: she recollected that they usually left themselves a loophole by occasionally creating a primitive woman, a creature who was as close to the earth as a bloomy greengage and rather like one to look at and talk to, and this greengage creature never had any bother with her confinements, but just took them in her stride, as it were.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons, 1932
The passage satirizes how women writers create idealized, unconstrained female characters as a critique of societal limits.
In simple terms: Women writers sometimes craft free-spirited female figures.
Key Takeaway
Question literary conventions.
Themes
satire
gender roles
literary critique
Mood
wry
critical
Type
literary
satirical
When to use this quote
- writing workshops
- literary analysis
- gender studies
Key Concepts
feminist theory
character archetype
Questions to Reflect On
- What does this say about authorial freedom?
- How does satire reveal societal pressures?
A Different Perspective
The satire may overlook real constraints faced by women.
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