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Orlando
They say you do not truly know a person until you walk a mile in their shoes, be it loafers or high heels, Orlando has tried them both, and what better way to come to know the opposite gender then to become a member of it. This may sound a little farfetched, but in the novel Orlando by Virginia Woolf, the extraordinary character, Orlando, does just that. ... The novel opens with the reader meeting the stunning brute, Orlando, “He—for there could be no doubt of his sex, though the fashion of the time did something to disguise it—was in the act of slicing at the head of a Moor which swung from the rafters (Woolf 13).” Although the reader gets a strong sense of Orlando being a very manly-man, there is evidence in his love of nature and literature, of Orlando having feminine traits as well. Woolfs androgynous portrayal of Orlando is an example of opposites meeting within his character.
When Orlando does transform into a female, her masculinity is still evident. ... Orlando uses her new-found sexuality to her advantage, exploring the depths of its being.
Approximate Word count = 924
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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