Thursday, February 25, 2010

To the Lighthouse


Reading Nick's blog, I agreed with much of what he said...many would I think. First the question of importance comes up. How are these mundane events of the Ramsey's lives and their guests important? This is similar to The Dead because there too we have mundane events which are supposed to be the things that stick out...they are important too!!

I most definitely feel for anyone reading Virgina Wolff and attempting to focus with her very complex stream of consciousness style. I find that when I read To the Lighthouse I do not breathe until she truly ends her sentence with a period (maybe I get lightheaded which is why I find myself fading in and out of concentration when I read her). This creates slight confusion at times. This book is fairly easy to read but then when I stop I can't necessarily answer as to what I have just read. I read without reading which becomes a problem!

Basically, I see this as a deep reflection through the minds of her characters as to what their simple wants, needs, and desires are even if they are mundane.

I find it interesting that Nick brings up the Freudian oedipus complex because that is very important to me and the characters of James and Mrs. Ramsay throughout the novel.

Once I dig deeper into this I will blog about the epiphanies I am having...

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