Worksheet: Virginia Woolf's To The Lighthouse

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Here I discussed about To the lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. This activity based on worksheet. This task given by Dr Dilip barad sir. Here I explain about the film and frame studies. 

This film is directed by Colin Gregg. The writer who adapted this is Hugh Stoddart. We will see that it doesn't the film that narrator structure of Virginia Woolf. Thay are making lots of changing. That they have artistic freedom to do some and they are doing that. When we seen that artistically, that time an are film is a typically serious, independent film, aim to niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit", and contains "unconventional or highly symbolic content". 

To the light house in According to Eggers, although the final story bears little resemblance to Edger Allan Poe's  fragment " The Light–house", the film began as an attempt by his brother Max Eggers to create a contemporary take on the Poe story. When the project stalled, Eggers offered to work with his brother and the project evolved into a period thriller with the Poe elements largely removed.

Frame studies of sleeping girls and doll:

Beginning of the film and the novel doing Frame studies that time we can see that some symbol of doll who is symbolised of some elements of the novel. Second one we can see that in film two girl are sleeping on the table that is a another symbol. It is like morning time and third symbol of James, he is looking some where, and may be some of hope and wishes to go lighthouse that's why he was sad and looking out of window. 

Frame studies of outside home:

Beginning of the story outside look of his house this is a symbol of peaceful place.  In the film there are rarely looks of the out side home scene otherwise it is not Shawn that scene. All the family member take a dinner that time difference voice Is coming and that voice like James's like naughty behaviour and that time his mother is go fast and see that what's happen.  That time James is loudly shouted and throws the all things and cry. His mother is understand him not doing that kind of behaviour. Mrs. Caroline Ramsay protect to James.

Frame studies of boy (James), who looking his father very different view.

James’s look like very anger on dinner table towards his father. One of the daughters look something gazes at Mother & Son that is Very symbolic frame. Because of darkness of some behind the reality of truthfulness.

Lily’s thoughts like we play the cricket on Sea shore. And she was thought like some leeter writing and making something different through teams with eternal life yet threatens with oblivion of the film. And then one scene of James’s like a kite and enjoying some moment. Mrs. Ramsey holding the string at other hand and doing some work.

Mr. Ramsey & Charles Tansley is playing cricket that time is slipping by when catch the ball. This thesis to be checked and say you are out. Then James turn and someone shouted James now your turn that time and first ball James is out but he was says that I am not ready for play gane that's why it is not, it is trial. Mr. Ramsey is an Umpire and not ready for giving another chance to James and says that Out is Out.

Then conversation between Mrs. Ramsey to Lily, Ramsey says that is Such a harsh judge on your own talents and discuss some are of women and such a things of objective truth. It is argument between Charles Tansley and Lily Briscoe. Charles Tansley says that undeniable manifestation of truth. It is questions the subjective & emotional state of feminine psyche which hinders them to paint or write something having universal objective appeal. The binary between man & woman that is emotional vs rational underplays here. James gazes deeply at the lighthouse and talked about some desire and then to go. One of those routine husband-wife bickering Some conversation.

* Lily Briscoe painting:

Lily starts painting that time remembers Mrs. Ramsay and James. She was very sad and start crying and Visualises them. The venom Lily is aware our dreams are the one person in the temple rival evidences honestly I'm an old man becomes rather hard to learn ones to be condemned to struggle out the last year's above life bone down by the worries of a house to maintain your children to raise I'm alone Sao Paulo.

#Reference to philosophy:

Mrs. Ramsay looking in the mirror When she looked in the glass and saw her hair grey, her cheek sunk, at fifty, she thought, possibly she might have managed things better—her husband; money; his books. But for her own part she would never for a single second regret her decision, evade difficulties, or slur over duties. She was now formidable to behold, and it was only in silence, looking up from their plates, after she had spoken so severely about Charles Tansley, that her daughters, Prue, Nancy, Rose—could sport with infidel ideas which they had brewed for themselves of a life different from hers; in Paris, perhaps; a wilder life; not always taking care of some man or other; for there was in all their minds a mute questioning of deference and chivalry, of the Bank of England and the indian Empire, of ringed fingers and lace, though to them all there was something in this of the essence of beauty, which called out the manliness in their girlish hearts, and made them, as they sat at table beneath their mother’s eyes, honour her strange severity, her extreme courtesy, like a queen’s raising from the mud to wash a beggar’s dirty foot, when she admonished them so very severely about that wretched atheist who had chased them—or, speaking accurately, been invited to stay with them—in the Isle of Skye.

Mr. Ramsay philosophies reductive thrust of traditional philosophy as espoused by Mr Ramsay. Bradley exchanges his heavily-used battering-ram for an eidetic canvas and paintbrush, and proceeds to draft a portrait of reality. Bradley does indeed recognise that “appearances” exist, nay they are essential to reality. 

Mrs. Ramsay asking Augustus Carmichael for tobacco she will visit there but Mr. Ramsay not give permission to go and say that taking care of make guests. Mr. Ramsay going to the Wrestling tournament and Mrs. Ramsay visits ailing relatives.

Charles Tansley thesis to Mr. Ramsay and discussion some of doing thesis. This all talk on the way to visit ailing relatives.

# Reference to Shakespeare:

It is a stone will outlast a figure as influential as -William Shakespeare—Mr. Ramsay cannot help but indulge his need to be comforted, to have others assure him of his place in the world and its importance. The posture he assumes as he approaches his wife in Chapter VII is one that he returns to often. Again and again, he displays a relentless desire for sympathy and understanding from her.

#Reference to India:

There are six reference in use of this novel. Here in below I write all six reference.

1. India is ruled by the men-folk.
2. India is exotic place where there is great romance, adventure and happiness.
3. Augustus Carmichael’s going to India is considered as some sort of achievement.
4. India is referred to as a place of desire. . . a desire to visit.
5. Made in India jewelry is a thing to be possessed – owned with pride.
6. Some land which is far away – unknown land, the exotic land.

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Reference:

Woolf, Virginia. To the Lighthouse. New York, Columbia University Press, 1998