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To The Lighthouse

To lighthouses in the twentieth century, which are external indicators of internal realities, stimulating different experiences and sensations, are representative of the modern novel. The Lighthouse is a masterpiece by Virginia Woolf that has a significant place in modern times and radically replaces the traditional novel. Helps the lighthouse understand the aspect of reality and the reality of the wolf. In the novel, a basic vision of reality based on private experience, the flow of consciousness, thoughts, and feelings. Moreover, the reality is one of the most important issues in modern literature and in previous literature. Virginia Woolf thinks she should properly create a kind of new novel for a new period because she wants to get rid of both the traditional narrative and the general style in the previous literature.

That sounds like an excellent representation of all the characters. Somehow it gives images of the author’s biography. We think he wrote this novel to his parents. We find her to have all the facilities but for basic women's rights, she tries to portray the real situation of 'patriarchal' society. Through female characters, he wants to show that a woman should know the dangers of gilded cages. When we look at the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay at that time we feel the complexity of the human relationship, which is still present in society today. The main difference between the couple is their approach to life. Expression of their desires. Virginia Woolf used this technique to prove that women also can write and paint better than men. So, she used the stream of consciousness technique 3rd person narrative to move from one to another character's mind. With the help of this technique, the narrator shows us the inner flow of thoughts walking in the mind of the character for instance the(James' thought). So, we can come to know about the inner and outer relationship of characters with each other.

v                             The novel is both a tribute and a critique of Mrs. Ramsay. Throughout the novel, it stays in the center. Here the author shows her as an “ideal” woman. Who is always engaged in the fulfillment of another? He tries to make his daughters like him. "They have to keep the windows open and keep the doors closed." And we think Prudies because of childbirth. So for the most part it remains secondary to men. Which raises the question of freedom. Mostly Lily argues with him. But even after his death, he remains present in every matter. Which brings his character to life.

v                                       In the present novel, Woolf used two myths one is the Pagan myth in which, Woolf connected Mrs. Ramsay with Rhea who had similar numbers of children like Mrs. Ramsay and also a well-nurtured woman and with Demeter an important characteristic of Mrs. Ramsay in her Demeter aspect is her complete femininity as Demeter was worshiped more by men than women like Ramsay who respected more men than women and also Demeter was known as the maker of the earth fruitful while Mrs. Ramsay also a maker of a Fruitful family. Another myth is the myth of Oedipus. We can see the aspect of the myth between Mrs. Ramsay and James, James hates his father because he does not want his mother to love his father.