“TO THE LIGHTHOUSE”

MY INTERPRITATION ON “TO THE LIGHTHOUSE”

To the lighthouse deals with complexity of relations and psychological state of a person. Mrs. Ramsay is given a special space by Virginia in this novel.and she represents traditional way of living life a great mother and wife who is very carrying  and she will sacrifice for others .she was the connecting link between her husband and children.

I agree that novel is both tribute and critique of Mrs. Ramsay. She was a giver .And after her death also she was present in every characters mind. she was kind and a humble person .so we can say that it is tribute to her .And we critically evaluate this novel’s characters especially of Mrs.Ramsay than we can understand that she was a happy with what she was doing and she was happy in satisfying her husband’s male ego. She was happy with patriarchal society .She was not  having any rational thoughts.

”I have had my vision” this is last line of this novel and it is used very symbolically and it shows now finally the mind set of Lily Briscoe. what was the significance of her life and what does she was thinking of Mrs. Ramsay’s life too. The end of the film- Lily finished final touch of painting and walks inside the house. It presents psychological level of her mind. Then she goes into-chamber, the light and dark shade makes his face play hide and seek, it shows hidden wish of her. She climbs stairs, puts her brush aside, walks through the dark and light to enter the room. Gently closes the door-speaks:

“closed doors, open windows”- lies on the bed and with some sort of satisfaction utters:

“Dearest Briscoe, you are a fool .”

So this last line “closed doors, open windows”, 

used as a life of Lily Briscoe that whatever she lived with her attitude and freedom it can’t make any difference if we compare her with Mrs. Ramsay.

“closed doors”- means whatever vision of Lily Briscoe is now completed but she can’t satisfied with it. It is the real experience presented by Lily Briscoe. And

“open windows”

means lack of some fulfillment, desire and inner wishes for her shown by Virginia Woolf. And there are possibilities that she thought of her life is better than Mrs .RAMSAY

‘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.
 
Virginia Wolf give some prominence to Fisherman’s wife because she compares her character with Mrs.Ramsay. Both make unreasonable demands upon their husband. “Fisherman and his Wife” also like a fairy tale. Presence of fairy tale challenges the myth about the dangers- of unopposed female will and desire. Virginia Woolf challenges the roles and capabilities of women through character of fisherman’s wife and Mrs.Ramsay.