The essay employs a fictional narrator and narrative to demonstrate its points but is a nonfiction text overall.

Woman sitting in front of library shelves, smiling with open book

Sunlight and shadows on the cover of “We Should All be Feminists”

Hand holding a coffee drink and “A Room of One’s Own”

“This Bridge Called My Back” on against a marble backdrop with flowers

Hand holding “Wake” against a colorful background

Hand holding “Our Women on the Ground” against other books