vita and Virginia by Chanya Button

                Virginia Woolf

Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. 

Vita and Virginia movie 

Virginia Woolf meets fellow author Vita Sackville-West in London in the 1920s. Despite both women being married, they embark on a love affair that later inspires one of Virginia's most famous novels, Orlando.8

Orlando 

The protagonist, Orlando, ages only thirty-six years and changes gender from man to woman. Orlando lives for 400 years. 

Thinking Activity  

  

  1.How far do you feel that Orlando is influenced by Vita and Virginia’s love affair? Does it talk only about that or do you find anything else too?

Vita is in love with Virginia and same way we can see in novel Orlando was first a man and after one week of sleep he became a woman and he falls in love with Sasha and same way vita was in love with Virginia. So Orlando is influenced by Vita and Virginia. 

2.Who do you think is confused about their identity Vita or Virginia? Explain with illustrations.

Virginia's mental health struggles Vita's recklessness . Their romance overcomes all social boundaries.

vita was getting easily getting attracted towards people. In movie also we can see firstly vita was attracted towards Virginia Woolf.  Virginia was loyal towards his  Partner. while vita was having affairs with many of them. Vita is confused about her identity. She is not focusing on one . vita was having many affair even after Virginia Woolf death. she was having affair with male as well with female.

3.What is society’s thought about women and identity? Do you agree with them? If Yes then why? If no then why?

Society's thought on women

As a daughter a woman traditionally responsible for taking care of her parents. As a wife, she is expected to serve her husband, preparing food, clothing and other personal needs. As a mother, she has to take care of the children and their needs, including education. 

Our society has a set of ideas about how we expect women to dress, behave, and present  For example, girls and women are generally expected to dress in typically feminine ways and be polite, accommodating, and nurturing. Men are generally expected to be strong, aggressive, and bold.

They can also change in the same society over time.

 4.What are your views on Gender Identity? Will you like to give any message to society?

What is Gender Identity?

Our gender identity is how you feel inside and how you express those feelings.  Clothing, appearance, and behaviors can all be ways to express your gender identity.

Most people feel that they’re either male or female.  Some people feel like a masculine female, or a feminine male. Some people feel neither male nor female. These people may choose labels such as “genderqueer,” “gender variant,” or “gender fluid.”  

Some people’s assigned sex and gender identity are pretty much the same, or in line with each other. These people are called cisgender. Other people feel that their assigned sex is of the other gender from their gender identity (i.e., assigned sex is female, but gender identity is male). These people are called transgender or trans. Not all transgender people share the same exact identity.

Views on Gender Role

Gender identity is each person’s internal and individual experience of gender. It is a person’s sense of being a woman, a man, both, neither, or anywhere along the gender spectrum. A person’s gender identity may be the same as or different from their birth-assigned sex. 

Message for society 

 "Awareness raising is a process which helps to facilitate the exchange of ideas, improve mutual understanding and develop competencies and skills necessary for societal change."

5.Write a note on the direction of the movie. Which symbols and space caught your attention while watching the movie?

This image shows  that how the Virginia husband  helped her during  mental health.  Virginia was happy with Vita so her husband let her go with Vita. Because he was very much caring about her mental health . He was taking good care of Virginia. 

6.Vita and Virginia" had to be made into Bollywood Adaptation, who do you think would be fit for the role of Vita and Virginia?

So according to me Sara would be Virginia Woolf and Bipasha would be Vita Sackville .