Too Old for This begins with a quote from Virginia Woolf: "The older one grows the more one likes indecency" (p. 3). What do you think of the author's use of it here? How does it set the stage for the novel? Do you agree with the sentiment?

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Too Old for This begins with a quote from Virginia Woolf: “The older one grows the more one likes indecency” (p. 3). What do you think of the author’s use of it here? How does it set the stage for the novel? Do you agree with the sentiment? Why or why not?

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The quote appropriately sets the stage for the story and Lottie’s reactions. Personally, though, I don’t think that way as I age.

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I am a fan of this quote, so I will try not to bore everyone with my understanding. Woolf is stating this as a double meaning, certainly as one gets older many people can be more candid, blunt or just not find it necessary to be careful about their opinion. They let it fly! But it was also written as a statement about British society. The rules and norm in British society could be viewed as a gag on women and the non-wealthy and as Britain was getting older it was time to be more candid and “indecent” allowing women and the lower classes to rise and have both an opinion and power! (Yes, I am a fan of Woolf…can you tell!)

I thought it fit the novel.

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