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Short note on stream-of-consciousness To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf - is a classic example of a stream-of-consciousness novel It means a continuous flow of powerful ideas thoughts and feelings It is a type of writing that expresses different ideas thoughts and feelings without the conventional or usual methods of description and conversation The novel is divided into three parts each with its unique focus In the first part The Window we are introduced to the Ramsay family and their friends at their summer home We witness the tension between Mr and Mrs Ramsay over a trip to the lighthouse We get inside the heads of characters like Lily Briscoe who struggles with doubts about her painting abilities The stream-of-consciousness technique allows us to understand complex emotions and relationships The second part Time Passes shows the passage of time and the impact of World War I on the family Mrs

Ramsay's death and the deaths of two of her children are conveyed through the characters' thoughts and the changing state of the house This section demonstrates how the stream-of-consciousness style can convey time's passage and loss of emotional weight In the final part The Lighthouse we experience the trip to the lighthouse through the characters' thoughts especially Mr Ramsay Cam and James Lily Briscoe's stream of consciousness also reveals her artistic process because she tries to capture the abstraction of Mrs Ramsay in her painting The characters' inner thoughts provide insight into their changing feelings and relationships Virginia Woolf's stream-of-consciousness technique allows readers to understand the characters' minds throughout the novel deeply It helps to understand their inner worlds desires and fears profoundly It is a unique way of storytelling that helps the readers to understand the rich complexity of the characters' lives and emotions It makes To the Lighthouse a timeless and spiritual work of literature nbsp

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