Entre o pessoal e o social: uma leitura do conto “O Legado”, de Virginia Woolf.

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to illustrate the female condition in the 20th century, having as an example and central focus the character Angela, from the short story The Legacy by the English writer Virgínia Woolf (1882-1941). This character undergoes a process of control by her husband Gilbert Clandon, as well as by her lover B.M. Both seek in some way to govern Angela's destiny according to the prevailing parameters of a patriarchal-organized society’s perspective.