This essay is an exploration of the nature of Virginia Woolf in relation to her literary works.It is an attempt to give an objective and factual outlook on her life through her biography and writing, as well as providing a variety of perspectives from critics and friends. With this eclectic approach to research, it is hoped that she will come to be viewed as more than just the feminist writer she is primarily remembered as today, and that some of the seeming paradoxes of her character will resolve into a harmony that makes sense, revealing the complexity behind the genius that is too often recognized only from a limited perspective or particular standpoint.