Question

Read this excerpt from A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf:

When, however, one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even of a very remarkable man who had a mother, then I think we are on the track of a lost novelist, a suppressed poet, of some mute and inglorious Jane Austen, some Emily Brontë who dashed her brains out on the moor or mopped and mowed about the highways crazed with the torture that her gift had put her to.

Which sentence best states the idea that this excerpt helps to develop?

A.Intelligent, creative women who were acknowledged have often regretted their fame.
B.The true talents of intelligent, creative women have often gone unrecognized. C.Intelligent, creative women have often refused to make their talents known. D.The true talents of intelligent, creative women often lay in areas other than literature.

Answer 1

The correct answer is "B. The true talents of intelligent, creative women have often gone unrecognized".

Step-by-step explanation:

Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own" was published in 1929 and is one of the most important feminist writings in English; it is highly important for feminist movements and feminist literature as it is mainly about women's rights and struggles through literature and life. Therefore, letter B is the correct option specially because it reflects how women have faced society in order to acheive their own rights, whether because they were called witches or devils, whether because they did not have their works recognized; that is why she mentions Jane Austen and Emily Brontë, for they are examples of how little participation women have in literature and society.

Answer 2

The sentence which best state the idea that the above excerpt developed is the sentence given in option B. Option B is the correct answer.  What the given excerpt is trying to explain is that there are many women with literary talents just like Jane Austen and Emily Bronte, but their talents were never discovered unlike these two female authors. Jane Austen and Emily Bronte were widely acknowledge as very successful novelists.