1) Virginia Woolf’s representation of stream of consciousness
in the novel “To the lighthouse” is such that the narrator speaks as the third
person and portrays the characters and actions, or we can say that story
develops through the flow of thoughts in the minds of the characters. Virginia
Woolf has often used this technique in the novel to keep its special characters
to be always within the consciousness of the chief characters. She tries to
deconstruct the idea of patriarchal power structure. She tried to satirize
power structure and it can also be said as stream of consciousness technique.
For example Mrs.Ramsay wanted to make her daughter like her, so we can also
compare Virginia and her daughters in the novel. The second thing is stream of
consciousness. Stream of consciousness is a style of writing. In narrative
technique there are two basic types of inferior monologue. Direct Inferior
Monologue and Indirect Inferior Monologue. In this novel she also used
technique of Brackets and Parenthesis.
5) The German term ‘kunstlerroman’ means struggle or development of an
artist. Here in this novel same thing we can find in the character of Lily
Briscoe that she has to struggle a lot as an artist. Throughout the novel we
feel that she is in the process to complete the picture and at last she got her
vision. We can say that the novel itself is struggle for Virginia Woolf for
establishing her work among the male writers. And it reflects well in the
character’s life. If we also look another character that is Mrs. Ramsay she
also struggles a lot to make her life immortal by serving guests or pampering
children or by doing match-making.
8) Lily Briscoe said, “It was done, it was finished, I have had my vision.” According to me these line suggest the fulfillment of unknown desire that everyone seeks throughout the novel. Every character has some desire that gets fulfilled at last. As time passes everyone lost their desire and in the end they all got their vision. If we take an example of James life that the carving to go to the lighthouse is not there when he reached there. But suddenly when Mr Ramsay says that, “good job James.” It worked like a magical word for him. Lily was unable to complete the picture but at last she got her vision to complete it by drawing one single line. This helped to understand the reality that sometime we fail to connect the single line that fills the gap between some broken relations. Once Lily thought of her painting and her spirit soared above the superficialities of human relations and she thinks that, “such vast spaces between people came when certain solidity vanished.” It wasn’t so while Mrs Ramsay was alive. The blunder is happening in between characters because of Mrs Ramsay’s desire for selfhood. When Lily completes the picture by giving it final stroke and goes into her room and speaks, “Close Doors, Open Windows” symbolically suggests that Open Window stands for looking outside through it but we cannot get in through it and on the other side Close Door meant it doesn’t allow anyone to come and create disturbance in your personal life. But at last she addressed herself as- you are a fool, which meant she also accepted the way that she disliked.
9) In Literature symbol is something which signifies. The symbol of Refrigerator is a thing which preserves and it is the symbol of change also. Refrigerator signifies change in technology and presumably improving human culture. Refrigerator is the symbol for central character of the novel that is- Mrs.Ramsay who always tries to preserve the refine form of culture as it is her responsibility. It’s like a suggestion to James from Mrs.Ramsay to cut refrigerator from the catalog of Army and Navy. The refrigerator is an instrument of science, and it occupies the same sphere as the lighthouse.
10) In this novel we can find the representation of fairy tale told by Mrs. Ramsay to her children which shows barrenness and unreasonable demand from the husband which also depicts that how Mrs.Ramsay had to bent infront the bad mood of her husband because a woman should not speak or quarrel with anybody especially with her husband otherwise she would be known as an uncultured woman. So it shows suppressed desires of woman like Mrs. Ramsay. Mrs. Ramsay always used to pamper the ego of her husband, which we can also see find the story of fisherman’s wife. So cutting of the fish also highlights the male dominant and the danger of male willfulness. So we can say that fisherman’s fairy tale is related with Mrs. Ramsay and Lily also as she too had suppressed desires of womanhood. This is a great narrative quality found in the novel by Virginia Woolf.
8) Lily Briscoe said, “It was done, it was finished, I have had my vision.” According to me these line suggest the fulfillment of unknown desire that everyone seeks throughout the novel. Every character has some desire that gets fulfilled at last. As time passes everyone lost their desire and in the end they all got their vision. If we take an example of James life that the carving to go to the lighthouse is not there when he reached there. But suddenly when Mr Ramsay says that, “good job James.” It worked like a magical word for him. Lily was unable to complete the picture but at last she got her vision to complete it by drawing one single line. This helped to understand the reality that sometime we fail to connect the single line that fills the gap between some broken relations. Once Lily thought of her painting and her spirit soared above the superficialities of human relations and she thinks that, “such vast spaces between people came when certain solidity vanished.” It wasn’t so while Mrs Ramsay was alive. The blunder is happening in between characters because of Mrs Ramsay’s desire for selfhood. When Lily completes the picture by giving it final stroke and goes into her room and speaks, “Close Doors, Open Windows” symbolically suggests that Open Window stands for looking outside through it but we cannot get in through it and on the other side Close Door meant it doesn’t allow anyone to come and create disturbance in your personal life. But at last she addressed herself as- you are a fool, which meant she also accepted the way that she disliked.
9) In Literature symbol is something which signifies. The symbol of Refrigerator is a thing which preserves and it is the symbol of change also. Refrigerator signifies change in technology and presumably improving human culture. Refrigerator is the symbol for central character of the novel that is- Mrs.Ramsay who always tries to preserve the refine form of culture as it is her responsibility. It’s like a suggestion to James from Mrs.Ramsay to cut refrigerator from the catalog of Army and Navy. The refrigerator is an instrument of science, and it occupies the same sphere as the lighthouse.
10) In this novel we can find the representation of fairy tale told by Mrs. Ramsay to her children which shows barrenness and unreasonable demand from the husband which also depicts that how Mrs.Ramsay had to bent infront the bad mood of her husband because a woman should not speak or quarrel with anybody especially with her husband otherwise she would be known as an uncultured woman. So it shows suppressed desires of woman like Mrs. Ramsay. Mrs. Ramsay always used to pamper the ego of her husband, which we can also see find the story of fisherman’s wife. So cutting of the fish also highlights the male dominant and the danger of male willfulness. So we can say that fisherman’s fairy tale is related with Mrs. Ramsay and Lily also as she too had suppressed desires of womanhood. This is a great narrative quality found in the novel by Virginia Woolf.
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