TO THE LIGHTHOUSE in large print by Marcisano Guerrero, Mary Duffy, Marcisano Guerrero, Mary Duffy

TO THE LIGHTHOUSE in large print
Marcisano Guerrero, Mary Duffy, Marcisano Guerrero, Mary Duffy
Page: 202
Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
ISBN: 9798369220610
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
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Overview

To the Lighthouse, written by British writer Virginia Woolf (1882 – 1941) came out in 1927. It was one of the first modernist novels. Woolf is known for trying out different ways to tell a story, and To the Lighthouse is no different.

Narrative Techniques
 Using stream-of-consciousness writing, the book takes the reader on a trip into the minds of the characters and shows what they are thinking and feeling.
 Woolf's use of "internal monologue" lets the reader know what a character is thinking and feeling at that very moment. This method is great for showing how complicated the characters' minds are and how they interact with each other. Woolf doesn't use traditional ways of telling a story. Instead, she uses a more fluid and fragmented style that mirrors the way human consciousness changes.
 Also, Woolf's novel is told from different points of view, which adds to the many ways in which the minds of the characters are shown. The novel is divided into three parts, and each part tells about the same events from a different point of view. The different points of view give the reader a better idea of what the characters want and how they see the world.

Who are the Heros and Villains?
 In To the Lighthouse there are no clear good guys and bad guys in the usual sense. Instead of focusing on battles between good and evil, the book looks at how the characters think and feel about themselves and how they feel about each other. The main people in the book are the Ramsay family and the people who come to visit them at their summer home on the Isle of Skye. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay, their sons James and Cam, and their friend Lily Briscoe are the main characters in the story.
 Mrs. Ramsay is often seen as a hero because she is portrayed as a gorgeous lady, a caring, and loving mother who tries to keep her family and guests happy and at peace. But her character is deep and complicated, and her flaws and fears are also shown. James, the Ramsays' son, seems to be a troubled child who is angry at his father and struggling with the pressures of growing up. But he is also a complicated and multifaceted person.
 Although there are no clear bad guys in the book, Charles Tansley, who is rude and insensitive, may be seen as less likeable than other characters. In the end, the book is more of a study of human nature and the complicated nature of human relationships than a traditional story about good guys and bad guys.
 Overall, Woolf's use of new ways to tell a story in To the Lighthouse makes the characters' portrayals very introspective and psychologically complicated. The book gives the reader a chance to get to know the characters' thoughts and feelings and to learn about how complicated the human mind is. This isn't the type of novel one speed reads as one does with thrillers; being a psychological and nuanced novel, the reader must participate and draw conclusions from the purported inner states of the characters. For ultimate enjoyment one must read it and also reread it.

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