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Virginia Woolf use the modernism in her novel To The Lighthouse. Those expressed her all the characters very well. She also use some autobiographical Fundamental here. She use stream of consciousness.
She present here sentenence of human relationship between Mrs. And Mr. Ramsay. Lily Briscoe a female artist struggle a lot . In her era people think that women can not write or paint. She also face the struggle together Mrs . Ramsay and Charles Tansley . Through this Woolf presented the situation of women in that era. She wrote her all work very critical way. She made scoff on her character and doing critical thinking which that times man can not do. She also present patriarchy and gender separation here.
2) Do you agree: "The novel is both the tribute and critique of Mrs. Ramsay"? Can we read Mrs. R in context of the idea of Ideal Indian Woman - ( Karyeshu dasi, Karaneshu manthri; Bhojeshu mata, Shayaneshu rambha; Kshamayeshu dharithri, Roopeshu lakshmi; Satkarma yukta, Kuladharma pathni. )
We can say that the novel is a rate and critique of Mrs. Ramsay, because from the very beginning of the novel we can remark her character that she is very caring and type hearted housewife and mother but when we see Mrs Ramsay with the perspective of Lily Brisco we can say that her good behaviour is not natural. She has considered as an aim woman because she fits in frame of patriarchal mindset. In the painting of Lily we can see that Mrs Ramsay is at the centre of the painting and summer house but she is knitting and guiding her child Mrs Ramsay's character goes downward from controlling position to a mere housewife.
Yes we can read Mrs. R in context of the idea of Ideal Indian Woman as she follows all the rules of wife which has designed by patriarchy.
3) Considering symbolically, does the Lighthouse stand for Mrs. Ramsay or the narrator (Virginia Woolf herself who is categorically represented by Lily)? (Key: Take help from the presentation on Symbolism to connect Mrs. Caroline Ramsay with Lighthouse. Secondly, the narrator / author cannot fully disappear from the novel and thus the stoicism of Lily to paint and thus prove that she can paint, is symbolically presented in stoicism of Lighthouse. Read 'lighthouse' symbol from presentation slide with this insight to connect lighthouse with the narrator. Give your concluding remarks in the comment below in this blog )
Lighthouse is a symbol for bestowal light to everybody, guide to everybody who is lost. In the novel Mrs. Ramsay play role like lighthouse. She takes care of husband, tells stories every afternoon to James that he grew well and that’s why James loves mother and hates father. She also information Lily to Marry. She also takes care of other who comes there. It is she who was spirit of house and that why every one miss her after her death. So lighthouse symbolically suggests Mrs. Ramsay.
4) In the article by Joseph Blotner, two myths are patterned together. Name the myths?
How they are zeroed down to the symbols of 'Window' and 'Lighthouse'?
How does the male phallic symbol represent feminine Mrs. Ramsay?
In literature there is always myth aferwards the story /novel. In The Lighthouse also has myth behind it.
There were two myths Oedipus myth and Pagan myth. As window works as bring new air in our house. We can interpret it as window brings freshness in our mind. Lighthouse shows the way to the people and it helps to take the right decision. So as compare to society it stands positive thing. 'To The Lighthouse' is based on Greek myth. In this novel Virginia Woolf use various myth. Joseph blotner has also use the famous myth like the pagan myth or Oedipus myth. The myth of kronos and Rhea is relation between father and mother. Kronos has eating children. But they are so innocent. Here, Rhea is represented as a mother. The myth of Homeric Hymns it is the praise of divinity or God. In this reference we find that how metaphor became reality. Use in the Homeric Hymns metaphor is more important, literature is full of metaphor.
5) What do you understand by the German term 'Künstlerroman'? How can you justify that 'To The Lighthouse' is 'Künstlerroman' novel?
The novel Lighthouse is also like Kunstlerroman . Character of Lily was an artist. She always facing problem as an artist in the novel.Mrs. Ramsay and Charles Tansley doesn't like to watch her as a artist. But she do it still the end of the novel. She complete her painting of mrs. Ramsay.Woolf also symbolized her character with this.
6 ) Lily' Dilemma in the novel " To the Lighthouse ."
As we all knows that Lily's character represents the biographical image. She always talk about the independent life. According to her there is no need of man. In short Lily's thoughts remains totally vice versa from the thoughts of Mrs. Ramsay. But at the end she constantly thinks about Mrs. Ramsay. In a way she also wants to be like her. Because she realizes that Mrs. Ramsay remains in everyone's heart even after her death.
7 ) You have compared the 'beginning' and the 'ending' of the novel and the film adaptation of the novel directed by Colin Gregg. Do you think that the novel is more poignant than the movie? If yes, do you ascribe the fact that the power of words is much greater than that of the screen / visuals?
The novel is more poignant than the movie. Both words and screen have its own advantages but words are more powerful than the screen. In reading novel one has chance to imagine the things with various aspects with various colours but it is not possible in the screening the movie. Screening movie is restricted the power of imaginations. Novel has poetic charm which movie can't provide to readers or audiences. And movie is always directed as director wants, not as writer actually described in novel. No doubt screening movie also help us to clarify the ideas and some confusion but it harms readers pictorial quality. In imagination one has so many things at same time and screening movie has only one. In ' To the Lighthouse ' as we read some line in class like.... “Had there been an axe handy, a poker, or any weapon that would have gashed a hole in his father’s breast and killed him, there and then, James would have seized it.” - it describes the strength of words which we can't find in movie.
8 ) Ho do you interpret the last line of the novel ?
In the end of the novel she feels fatigue. But she is now happy too. She thinks that she has now got the artistic vision. Which she was wanted. We can interpret that she considers herself as a winner against the Mrs. Ramsay and Charles Transley. How independent life gives her good vision.
But in the movie after completing the painting she goes upstairs and and consider herself as a fool. She was thinking that without this family life, she can live the life easily. But now it becomes difficult for her to live alone. And she starts thinking to be like Mrs. Ramsay.
9) What does the catalogue named as 'Army and Navy' signify? What does cutting of 'Refrigerator' signify?
Army and Navy’ and Refrigerator are connected with preserve or shaper of culture. The catalogue I n To the Lighthouse does not have a date, but it does have a name. War and consumption are linked in the same object. Why Virginia Woolf put here reference of refrigerator and why James cut only refrigerator? So here Mrs.Ramsay is training and shaping her children’s mind. Here instrument of science and occupied of same sphere as technology and war in linked that science and tech. has this war effect of novel. At that time both are symbol and refer in this novel each and every of scene of novel.
10) Why did Virginia give such prominence to the tale of the “Fisherman’s Wife”?
The tale of "Fisherman’s Wife is related the character of Mrs. Ramsay as well as Mr. Ramsay, because Woolf is subverting the philogynt of fairytale for example the male characters are behaviorlike fisherman's wife, they have wishes which are not fulfilled in a way they wants and that unsatisfied desires leads them towards failure. Mrs Ramsay is more successful in her work than Mr. Ramsay and Lily Brisco is better in her profession than Charles Tansley.
11) How is India represented in 'To The Lighthouse'?
The First time it represent the patriarchal lecture through the character of Mrs. Ramsay- As a ideal lady.
So many times we hear about the prosperity of the India. So most of the time India portrayed as a land of pearls.
We can say that interpret Augustus Carmichael refers India as a land of peace. We can connect this thing with the T. S. Eliot' s The Waste Land too.
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