The second metaphor is the “fisherman”。The fisherman at a deep lake refers to the situation the author is trying to describe。 Outwardly, the lake appears deadly calm， and the fisherman sunk in dreams。Under the surface of the water, there are big fish as well as hard stones, hidden in darkness。 The line may go deep into the water to catch the biggest fish or， to crash on a hard rock。 Inside the writer there are conflicting thoughts. That is the conflict between free thought and traditional belief.She has a lot of thoughts which are regarded as unacceptable by people of that time such passion and sex。So she was forced to keep them in heart。Put it generally it means many passions and new ideas of women were forced to be hold back because of traditional values and their gender.
The third metaphor is “room”。The room is compared to freedom the house means the whole society.Woolf means women have gained some freedom in this society but it is just a beginning they still have a long way to go。So they have to “decorate the room”it means they have to do more to get more freedom。
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