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1、 Author Overview Symbolism Theme DiscussionAs a young woman Woolf moved to Gordon Square, Bloomsbury. The house became a gathering place for writers, artists and intellectuals and this Bloomsbury Group is remembered as an incubator of modern artistic thought.Married Leonard Woolf, a critic and write

2、r on economics and politics. Virginia Woolf, her husband, her siblings, and their friends became known as the Bloomsbury Group. Life tragedy Her mothers death in 1895. Her father died in 1904. Attempted suicide by jumping out of window.On March 28, 1941, she left notes for her husband Leonard Woolf

3、and sister Vanessa before drowning in the River Ouse.Overview Between 1910 and 1920 Various members of the Ramsay familyTheir visiting friendsCharactersPart I: The Window An ordinary afternoon In the Ramsays homeJames, the Ramays youngest child, desires to sail to the lighthouse Because of the bad w

4、eather, that wish didnt come true Lily is a painter，she was painting the Mrs. Ramsay and James. But she think she couldnt grasp of the scenery.The section closes with a large dinner party and everything looked very peaceful.Part II: Time Passes Ten years passed During this period Britain begins and

5、finishes fighting in World War I. Mrs. Ramsay passes away. Prue dies from complications of childbirth. Andrew is killed in the war. Part III: The LighthouseMr. Ramsay finally planed on taking the long-delayed trip to the lighthouse with his son James and daughter CamWhile they set sail for the light

6、house, Lily attempted to complete her long-unfinished painting.SymbolismThe window: The window of Mrs Ramsays heartTime Passes： Time、quiet 、death gains the temporary domination.The Lighthouse： The light of Mrs Ramsays spirit. Color：the characteristic of the people. Red and brown : selfish; Blue and

7、green : selflessStream of consciousness(意識(shí)流）objective time and psychological time; subjective reality and objective reality; direct description and symbols. While reading novel, as if we go into the inner world of the characters. That is what Woolfs unique stream of consciousness brings to us.ThemeW

8、oolf show her conception of feminism(女權(quán)主義） in the character of Lily. Through full understanding of the Ramsay couple, Lily gets a better understanding of herself and overcome gender constraints （性別限制）and flourish in her spiritual and artistic freedom. Abandoning gender identity whole art Woolfs philo