I think that this is a very important moment of realization for Orlando. She wants to bury the book as a sort of celebration for how far she has come as a writer. However, she is reminded of all the fame and praise that come with being a writer. She questions the fame that comes with writing, whether it is necessary and whether it should be a reason for writing. She also mocks the literary critics, who believe that they are in the position to determine whether a work is good or not, when that piece of work is "a voice answering a voice", a subjective piece of art. Her writing is just her thoughts on paper, which are the most secretive things a person has, unless shared with others. Her writing is hers. This also ties into the theme of biography, in which the narrator's goal is to pour out a person's life and meaning onto paper, but these things are inherently secretive and open to interpretation and bias. Even with Orlando's life, it has first gone through the voice of the narrator of this novel, and then to us, the readers, who will also look at it from a different perspective. Both the narrator and the readers are critics in a sense.

The narrator suggests that much of Orlando's change in character had to do with the change in her clothes, which affect how other perceive Orlando, and also how Orlando perceives herself. This ties into something I learned in sociology called the looking glass self, which is the idea that our sense of self develops as a reflection of the way we think others view us. Orlando did not consiously decide to act more feminine, but as others see her, in her dress and with her appearances, as a woman, she subconsciously changes her manners to reflect that. What does this show about how appearances and the physical aspects of a person affect how other people received him/her? In addition, although she had previously not felt very changed, in becoming a woman from man, as she meets more and more people, and socializes, she realizes that she does act more as a woman. I think this has something to do with the expectations that the society has of women, and how despite Orlando's mindset, she feels compelled to conform to it. The opinions of others and societal norms also influence how people act.

This is a metaphor, comparing Olivia to heaven. As Olivia enters the scene, he is saying that heaven, originally though of being in the sky, has come down to the Earth. This shows how highly Orsino thinks of Olivia, comparing her to heaven, synonymous with purity and goodness. He is very much in love with Olivia. Heaven can also be seen by some as a final destination in life, and I think this also shows that his goal is being with Olivia.