Question

structure of the short story the legacy by virginia woolf

Answer 1

Virginia Woolf returned to the convention of short stories as practiced earlier, as seen in the stories of Guy de Maupassant. She comes back to the strategy of the 'surprise ending' which dates back to the nineteenth century. The Legacy can be juxtaposed with some of her other short stories from the early twentieth century as a study in egoism and complacency. Also, she comes back to the strategy of the 'surprise ending' which dates back to the nineteenth century. The reader comes to learn that some reading another person's intimate diaries for the first time in fifteen years is likely to be something of a surprise revelation and shock to the people concerned.