A Room of One's Own
Quote Analysis Chapter 5
“For there is a spot the size of a shilling at the back of the head which one can
never see for oneself. It is one of the good offices that sex can discharge for sex
– to describe that spot the size of a shilling at the back of the head./… And if
Mary were very brave and honest, she would go behind the other sex and tell us
what she found there.”
--- The narrator, Chapter 5
1)Break down the quote and clarify what it means in specificity and in totality.
2) Do you agree or disagree with this quote? Why? Utilize your knowledge of
Chapter Five for support.