McNab shows us how things have changed over the years In the final section we still hear what is happening inside the characters' heads Mr Ramsay plans a trip to the lighthouse with his children However his children are unhappy hearing it because they wanted to visit there with their mother but now she is dead It creates different types of thought in their thoughts There is a sailor's son who cuts a fish and shows his thoughts about life and death which refers to interior monologue Besides we see the inside of Lily Briscoe's mind a painter as she tries to finish her painting She tries to balance memories and impressions of the past to capture the truth about life She realizes that her vision of coming to life is more important than leaving a legacy So in the novel To the Lighthouse interior monologue helps us to understand the character's inner thoughts deeply We see their hopes and fears and how they change over time Realizing the character's thoughts and emotions we are mixed with them and visit the world of interior monologue So the interior monologue makes this novel unique and praiseworthy