Blog Task of the novel "To the Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf

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This blog is a part of an online task of the novel “To The Lighthouse” by Virginia Woolf.

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Here is my response:

 2) Do you agree: "The novel is both the tribute and critique of Mrs. Ramsay"? Can we read Mrs. R in context of the idea of Ideal Indian Woman - ( Karyeshu dasi, Karaneshu manthri; Bhojeshu mata, Shayaneshu rambha; Kshamayeshu dharithri, Roopeshu lakshmi; Satkarma yukta, Kuladharma pathni. )

ans:
        Yes, I am agree with this sentence, the novel is both tribute and critique of Mrs. Ramsay because we can see both things in the novel. Generally in our country we can see that women have to be giver always for example mother earth, mother, etc. There are so many examples in our mythology like Shayaneshu rambha , Satkarma yukta , Roopeshu lakshmi , etc. And as an old woman she is good person. But if we compare her with Lily so as a modern woman Ramsay is not as good as Lily. So we can say that the novel is both tribute and critique.

    

   7) comparison of the 'beginning' and the 'ending' of the novel and the film adaptation of the novel. Do you think that the novel is more poignant than the movie? If yes, do you ascribe the fact that the power of words is much greater than that of the screen / visuals?

ans:     
         If we compare film version with book at that time we loss some originality of the novel. And movie destroys our imagination, as compare to book. And while reading we are thinking more than while watching movie. But as we know that world became neno. And we don't have so much time, so for that solution we have movie version with limitations. But after all these two things are different, so better to no compare it.

     

 8) How do you interpret the last line of the novel with reference to the ending of the film?

ans:
        The last line is that,

“I had my vision”

so in the end we can see that Lily is winner, and she is free as usually. She is enjoying her life rather than any ordinary woman like Mrs. Ramsay. And she is different than other. And to enjoy life is better than to show that I am good or great person.

     

10) Why did Virginia give such prominence to the tale of the “Fisherman’s Wife”?

ans:
          The Tale of "fisherman's Wife" is connected with the character of Mrs. Ramsay as well as the character of Mr. Ramsay. Mrs. Ramsay and fisherman's wife both make unreasonable demands upon their husbands. The wife keeps asking her husband to return to the sea and request more and more from the flounder- while, in opposition to Mr. Ramsay's rejecting the possibility of a sea excursion, Mrs Ramsay repeatedly and unreasonably insists on the possibility of fair weather. so Virginia woolf used the tale of fisherman's wife as irony.