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To The Lighthouse

The novel "To the Lighthouse" has three sections. In the first section, "The Window", the Ramsay family gathers at their summer home where James expresses a desire to visit the nearby lighthouse. Another symbol is Lily Briscoe's painting of Mrs. Ramsay, which Lily struggles to complete. Mr. Ramsay has an inaccessible desire for his wife to verbally express her love for him, even though she shows it through her support.

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To The Lighthouse

The novel "To the Lighthouse" has three sections. In the first section, "The Window", the Ramsay family gathers at their summer home where James expresses a desire to visit the nearby lighthouse. Another symbol is Lily Briscoe's painting of Mrs. Ramsay, which Lily struggles to complete. Mr. Ramsay has an inaccessible desire for his wife to verbally express her love for him, even though she shows it through her support.

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Symbols in ‘’To the Lighthouse’’

One of the major symbols in ‘’To the Lighthouse’’ is represented by the lighthouse itself. This symbol is
an inaccessible location for James, who is eager to visit it. At the end of the novel, James will
comprehend the different perspective he had on the lighthouse in the childhood and the angle from
which he now sees the same location. Something also inaccessible is Mr. Ramsay’s desire to hear his
wife tell him she loves him even if he knows this in the depths of his soul because even if she doesn’t tell
him, she shows it: she always encourages him and is by his side.

Another symbol is Lily’s painting. She can’t finish the painting, even though she knows there’s something
missing from it. She is anxious when it comes to showing the painting to William Bankes. The painting
includes the Ramsay family, maybe even their lives, to which Lily is too attached to be able to reproduce
it on canvas.

The novel ‘’To the lighthouse’’ has three sections: the first one is called ‘’The Window’’, the second one
is ‘’Time Passes’’.

‘’The Window’’ presents Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay and their eight children who came together to their
summer home. One of the children, James Ramsay, is eager to go to the lighthouse and his mother
reassures him by telling him that they will go the next day if the weather is nice. The child’s hopes are
shattered by his father, because he tells him that the weather will not allow a trip to the lighthouse.

One of Ramsays’ guests is Lily Briscoe, who like to paint and who begins a portrait of Mrs. Ramsay. She
would like Lili married with William Bankes, on old family friend. Even though they will not marry, Mrs.
Ramsay manages to arrange another marriage, the one between Paul and Minta.

On the same evening, the Ramsay family organizes a dinner where all guests are invited. Mrs. Ramsay is
very worried because she wants everything to go perfectly, especially the dishes. Paul, Minta and two of
the Ramsays’ children return late from their walk on the beach, situation that worries Mrs. Ramsay.

After the dinner, when both Mr. and Mrs. Ramsy are alone. Something inaccessible is is Mr. Ramsay’s
desire to hear his wife tell him she loves him even if he knows this in the depths of his soul because even
if she doesn’t tell him, she shows it: she always encourages him and is by his side.

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