Thinking Activity :- To The lighthouse

1) Virginia Woolf has thrown some light on this serious topic of human relations. Virginia Woolf has used stream of consciousness in this novel. She has presented psychological level of a person that shows the aspects of living and complexity of relations. As it is rhetorical term so properly refers to the literary technique of stream of consciousness. Woolf’s technique of stream of consciousness highly inspired by William James' principles of psychology. Mrs. Ramsay's character is of a typical woman and a housewife. And relation between children and their father. As we can see the Children are not directly connected with their father in the novel. And She is a woman who sacrifices herself for others.

2) The technique of stream of consciousness especially with description of consciousness. So it is all characters can be vividly seen by reader were then author has no need to describe anything. Mrs.Ramsay does all things for family members; she lives for others’ she does so many sacrifices for the sake of others and so many things which is already decided by patriarchal society. Mrs.Ramsay is alive in mind of others because of her services and compassion to each. She has something to give all characters. Mrs.Ramsay is also known as ' Angle of the House'. And Lilly Briscoe is totally opposite from the Mrs.Ramsay. Lilly tries to break wrong idea that “the women can’t paint can’t write”. She does that and prove women’s identity as intellectuals as men. I think Virginia Woolf is more interested to Lilly Briscoe's character rather than Mrs. Ramsay. Both are remarkable characters in novel because Mrs. Ramsay is alive because of her Womanhood only and Lilly Briscoe for her art.

3) Yes, I agree for Mrs., Ramsay's character .In Mrs. Ramsay is both thing are there Critique and tribute. Because she has tribute for her family is first like and care and some are they. Lighthouse stands for Mrs Ramsay because she is harbor for her family member and very much spiritual guidance. She takes care of her family members and her husband. She manages ego of her husband and if we talk about considering symbolically through presentation we can say that symbol of Mrs.Ramsay as we read in the novel she always indicates as an emotional guide for other characters. So we say that she is a central character in the novel. One thing that here we cannot forget that between husband and wife writer creates some distance between them and also their children. Here we can take one example of Mr.Ramsay and his son James. If we talk about writer and her biographical context, we can say that writer’s character is more presented in Lily Briscoe’s characters.

5) 'kunstlerroman' is a German term which is about the somebody's life or Artist's novel, or we can say which describe development or a struggle of an artist as in ' To The Light House' Lily's character and the novel itself is a struggle of an artist she what's to prove her intelligence in front of men.

7)The novel is more difficult than the movie ,both words and screen have its own advantages but words are more powerful than the screen.screening movie is restricted the power of imagination.Novel has poetic charm which movie can't provide to reader and audience. Sickvance of the film is very melodramatic ,and both end are different dialogue,end of the film dialogue is Lily Briscoe :"You are fool" , ""Closed the door and open the window".But end of the novel there:"Yes , she thought ,laying down her brush in extreme fatigue,I have had my vision".