Respected sir,
As we studies about modernist literature in styles of writing are different and here best example of Virginia Woolf novel “To the Lighthouse” and we see that her personal life and how feminist ideas in the novel
1 ) As we know that novel deals with the complexity of human relations in life. To ascribe the complexity of everyday life, she uses the narrative technique which is called " Stream Of Consciousness." Using such psychological aspect for narration she makes her characters more complex because thoughts never have sequences. She describes the fragmentation of each thing. like.... Thoughts, emotions and feelings. Though such kinds of feelings are formal for human beings, it creates inner turmoil in common people life. In novel external plot is not much necessary or the events which is described by Woolf quite unimportant. It is the impression that they make on the minds of various characters that counts. In novel, we find the various way of perceiving the process of life and all are suffering from inner turmoil to find answers without saying to others.
Virginia tries to showcase them with the help of some characters like Mrs.Ramsay and Lily Briscoe. In novel narrative techniques stream of consciousness and how women are center in novel. It may be that lily is free women and what does know of art? Why she paint to Mrs. Ramsay painting? And how biography of Woolf in see that her family member, brother, sister leave together and she is free whatever she do that in her life. And here we that one of lily work of art and relations of society itself in this novel. We see that Mrs. Ramsay take care and love of family member, conscious desire, relationships, unfulfilled feeling in novel.
2) Yes I agree with the comment that the novel is both tribute and the critic of the character of Mrs Ramsay. Firstly the painting which is painted by Lily Briscoe is in reality character portrayed by Virginia Woolf, by creating such character she give tribute to Mrs Ramsay. By painting Lily immortalize her it is not less than tribute. But with the second point which says that in a way Mrs Ramsay is helping to perpetuate the patriarchy in society, for example her treatment to her girl child and boy child are different in a way it helps patriarchy for its continuation. In Lily’s point of view she is suffering in life where she is, but still she wants others to live like her
Yes in my opinion she is the perfect example of typical Indian woman as prescribed in Hindu scriptures, ‘Lighthouse’ symbolized the character of Mrs. Ramsay because she is a good wife and mother. She takes care of every person in house. Ramsay’s family is a naturally very joyful but when Mrs. Ramsay was not present at that time all family members miss a lot. Lily Briscoe painting is also a symbol in ‘To the Lighthouse’.
3) yes Light house symbolize both the female Mrs Ramsay and Lily Briscoe as Virginia Woolf , as both struggles a lot in the society. As character of Mrs Ramsay lights others life by making other happy even guide people, she worked as light in the life of Mr Ramsay whenever he felt need of that. The statement that women can’t paint and woman can’t write’ are applicable to both. Lily and Virginia the completion of both the painting as well as the work To the light house is the symbol victory against patriarchy.
5) A “ To the Lightouse” is same as A ‘Kunstlerroman’ novel. In “ Kinstlerroman” describes development or a struggle of an artist here in ‘To the Lighthouse’ Lily’s character and the novel, it self is a struggle of an artist!. It also deals with ‘arrogant rejection of the commonplace life’, in this novel the character of Lily makes it ‘Kunstlerroman’ novel
9) “To the Lighthouse “ is symbolic and in novel many characters represented by symbols , Mrs Ramsay is always preserver something in her life. Her own types of personality is denoted by her son and her daughter. Her order and no any argument she works of James and her daughter . James but down to Refrigerator painting, not he likely that he cut down but Mrs Ramsay order. In Novel, Mrs Ramsay alwaus preservation somthings and caring of family member itself. It means that Mrs Ramsay has ‘Refrigerator’ as preservaes of culture, religious, household work, traditions and life style of them. It means that Mrs Ramsay charactgers have prevention of her and other. In novel wrote at that time technology came and it mrans woolf use symbol of refrigerator. Hjere instrument of scicence and occupied of same sphere as technology and war in linked that science and tech. has this war effect of novel and war and consumptions are liked in the same object. So we see that war and refrigerator has symbols and refrigerator is Mrs Ransay. Was images is bold, death and fight but may be in this novle.
