Ramsay and his books, is insecure about her painting. How does that play out in this work? Consider memory, as well. Lily's painting is an attempt to fix the flux of time onto a canvas, to offer a sort of restoration of what is lost through time. How can that be? What conclusion does he reach?ħ.
He wonders which vision is the correct one and realizes both are correct. Ten years later, James sees his lighthouse, but it's not the same. How do they respond.and what do their responses say about them?Ħ. James yearns to visit the lighthouse-and his parents respond differently to his desiring something so specific. Does that knowledge create a sense of fate.or doom?)Ĥ. (Remember that To the Lighthouse was written after World War I, so that author and her readers, even back then, were aware of the horrific change that would take place 4 years after the events in this book. Ramsey wishes for, think of bowl of fruit on the dining table, the sea eating away at the land, the night air floating through the house, the change of seasons, Mr. There is also a desire for permanence, for things to be "immune from change." How is this expressed in the book? Think of what Mrs. How, eventually, does the gathering finally achieve coherence and peace?ģ. (Think about her knitting.) At her dinner party that evening, the guests are fractious, their individual desires keeping them separate. Ramsey desires unity in her life over fragmentation. Ramsey Charles Tansley and Lilly Briscoe. Talk about how the different characters fall into those categories, especially Mrs. Woolf explores the ways in which people perceive or come to know the world: through intellect and facts or through intuition and feelings. Read-Think-Talk (a guided reading chart)Īlso consider these LitLovers talking points to help get a discussion started for To the Lighthouse:ġ.Generic Discussion Questions-Fiction and Nonfiction.How to Discuss a Book (helpful discussion tips).Use our LitLovers Book Club Resources they can help with discussions for any book:
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