Sunday, 22 March 2015

My Critical Views on The Lighthouse.

1) Complexity of human relationship which was portrayed by Virginia Woolf by keeping the center figure Mrs.Ramsay. Marriage life becomes more problematic if there is no any understanding or openness in husband wife relation which was not found in the characters of Mrs.Ramsay and Mr.Ramsay. Woolf also tried to remove the credence the psychology of modern society that “woman can not write and paint” which relevant to Lily Briscoe character. The stream of consciousness technique was found that whatever Woolf tries to say, she is provoking by the character of Lily Briscoe and through the mind of James. Her style of painting symbolizes that woman can do as man can, but Mrs.Ramsay became the puppet of her husband obedience and her internal struggle with everything around her.

(2) The novel is both the tribute and critique as per my perspective. Mrs.Ramsay we know that she comes out as the idea woman in modern society as there was article of faith that “woman can’t write and paint”. She emerges as well cared mother and self sacrifice woman. Woolf gives more importance on her characters rather than others characters then why she created another character of Lily Briscoe? In the center part of the novel Mrs.Ramsay dies but she remains alive into the heart of the readers.
(3) The Lighthouse means a place which shows the way and warns of danger. If we compare Lily Briscoe with Lighthouse than we can say that its danger form the view of society that woman has no power as man has, the painting which was done by Lily. It shows harshness of society on women. And if we compare Mrs.Ramsay with Lighthouse we can say that she is unconsciously or subconsciously going to danger by pursing her feeling for her children and husband. Its readers perspective that how they compare Lighthouse with different characters.

(4) According to Joseph Blotner there are two types of myths (1) The pagan Myth (2) The Oedipus Myth. The Pagan myth presented importance of female role as woman is very much cared about her duty and played thrice role of mother ,wife and daughter In this myth Rhea is presented as a mother, Demeter is presented as a wife and Persephone is presented as a daughter. These three roles of woman we can see in the role of Mrs.Ramsay so this myth is very near in this novel. The Oedipus myth is very much relevant with James character. His attraction towards his mother.

(5) The word ‘Kunstlerroman’ it means the growth of artist, work of artist or struggle of artist. how Lily struggled herself to complete her painting as per society criticism on woman work what Virginia Woolf does the thing by creating the character of Lily Briscoe with pain and struggle but I the end of the novel she becomes able to finish her work.

(8) As we know that this is open-ended novel but curiosity may increase with Ending of the novel with the last line” closed door and open window” it shows that now Lily dilemma or her interpretation towards Mrs.Ramsay is totally clear as she completed her painting and her vision on Mrs.Ramsay is clear. The line ‘Open window’ means come out from the dilemma than woman can do as man can. One or two ways she also not recognize Mrs.Ramsay or she cant understand her character that why she says last line “Dearest Briscoe you are a fool” 

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