To the Lighthouse
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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The Window, 1 The Window, 2 The Window, 3 The Window, 4 The Window, 5 The Window, 6 The Window, 7 The Window, 8 The Window, 9 The Window, 10 The Window, 11 The Window, 12 The Window, 13 The Window, 14 The Window, 15 The Window, 16 The Window, 17 The Window, 18 The Window, 19 Time Passes, 1 Time Passes, 2 Time Passes, 3 Time Passes, 4 Time Passes, 5 Time Passes, 6 Time Passes, 7 Time Passes, 8 Time Passes, 9 Time Passes, 10 The Lighthouse, 1 The Lighthouse, 2 The Lighthouse, 3 The Lighthouse, 4 The Lighthouse, 5 The Lighthouse, 6 The Lighthouse, 7 The Lighthouse, 8 The Lighthouse, 9 The Lighthouse, 10 The Lighthouse, 11 The Lighthouse, 12 The Lighthouse, 13
Themes
All Themes Time The Meaning of Life The Nature of Interior Life Art and Beauty Gender
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Characters
All Characters Mrs. Ramsay Lily Briscoe Mr. Ramsay James Ramsay
Symbols
All Symbols The Lighthouse The Sea
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Alliteration Allusions Genre Hyperbole Imagery Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Stream of Consciousness Style Tone
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All Quizzes The Window, 1 Quiz The Window, 2 Quiz The Window, 3 Quiz The Window, 4 Quiz The Window, 5 Quiz The Window, 6 Quiz The Window, 7 Quiz The Window, 8 Quiz The Window, 9 Quiz The Window, 10 Quiz The Window, 11 Quiz The Window, 12 Quiz The Window, 13 Quiz The Window, 14 Quiz The Window, 15 Quiz The Window, 16 Quiz The Window, 17 Quiz The Window, 18 Quiz The Window, 19 Quiz Time Passes, 1 Quiz Time Passes, 2 Quiz Time Passes, 3 Quiz Time Passes, 4 Quiz Time Passes, 5 Quiz Time Passes, 6 Quiz Time Passes, 7 Quiz Time Passes, 8 Quiz Time Passes, 9 Quiz Time Passes, 10 Quiz The Lighthouse, 1 Quiz The Lighthouse, 2 Quiz The Lighthouse, 3 Quiz The Lighthouse, 4 Quiz The Lighthouse, 5 Quiz The Lighthouse, 6 Quiz The Lighthouse, 7 Quiz The Lighthouse, 8 Quiz The Lighthouse, 9 Quiz The Lighthouse, 10 Quiz The Lighthouse, 11 Quiz The Lighthouse, 12 Quiz The Lighthouse, 13 Quiz
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To the Lighthouse

by

Virginia Woolf

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The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse symbolizes human desire, a force that pulsates over the indifferent sea of the natural world and guides people’s passage across it. Yet even as the Lighthouse stands constant night and day, season after… read analysis of The Lighthouse

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The Sea

The sea symbolizes the natural world and its utter apathy towards human life. The natural world – which encompasses time and mortality – proceeds as usual regardless of whether humans are happy or grieving, in… read analysis of The Sea

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