Perspectives
Literary Movement
The short story “The Legacy” by Virginia Woolf can be considered an example of modernist fiction.
Modernism is a literary movement of the late 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. Modernist writers often focus on the inner world of thei…
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Feminism
It should be noted that Woolf fought against gender roles and the idea that men and women should behave according to their gender, which is reflected in “The Legacy” where she stresses is the idea that it is absurd for a man to t…
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Works with the same theme
The theme of marriage is also explored in the short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In the story, a woman is forced by her husband and doctor to rest in bed after suffering a nervous breakdown. The woman is isolated and bored which causes her to develop an obsession with the wallpaper in her room. When comparing “The Yellow Wallpaper” to “The Legacy” it would be useful to look at how Angela and the woman in “The Yellow Wallpaper” are treated by their husbands.
The theme of marriage is also explored in the short story “The …