What do you think Woolf means in paragraph 5 when she asserts that “a novelist's chief desire is to be as unconscious as possibl
e”? Do you agree that someone who writes fiction should be “unconscious”? Why do you think a novelist would want to be “unconscious” or would benefit from being “unconscious”?
Woolf spoke this statement, as he believes that consciences get in the way of creativity and the writing process.
<h3>Why does Woolf believe this?</h3>
To Woolf, unconsciousness is essential for writing.
This is because she believes that conscience causes the reality, that the writer lives, to interfere in his/her texts.
Thus, unconsciousness allows the writer to have great creativity, without letting anything interfere in his creation process, managing to compose efficient and meaningful texts.
With this kind of explanation, the reader can conclude that Woolf is correct since unconsciousness stimulates creativity. However, some texts reflect the real society and discuss relevant issues of reality, therefore, the conscience of its writers is necessary.
