dream comes true though Mrs Ramsay is dead This shows how memory and time are joined through the Lighthouse Healing Father Children Relationship At the start James hated his father s harshness Woolf says Had there been an axe handy would have gashed a hole in his father's breast and killed him Cam also feared her father s temper During the boat journey both children feel angry Mr Ramsay is rude and demanding But as they sail change comes Mr Ramsay praises James He says Well done James had steered them like a born sailor James feels recognized Cam also feels love Old bitterness melts away The journey heals the broken family bond Mr Ramsay s Need for Love and Recognition Mr Ramsay s whole life he wanted sympathy Mrs Ramsay gave it After her death he still wants it On the morning of the journey he turns to Lily Briscoe He looked at Lily Briscoe for sympathy He hoped she would say kind words But Lily could not speak She felt pity but stayed silent In the boat when James rows well Mr Ramsay finally gets what he needs Not words but action His children s respect becomes his true comfort The Lighthouse journey becomes his emotional victory Lily Briscoe s Artistic Completion While the boat goes to the Lighthouse Lily sits in the garden of the summer house She takes her brush again Long ago she had started a painting of Mrs Ramsay and James Charles Tansley had insulted her Women can't paint women can't write But Lily continues At the moment the boat reaches the Lighthouse she finishes her painting She says I have had my vision Her art is complete The journey is thus joined with creativity The external trip to the Lighthouse matches the inner completion of Lily s canvas Symbol of Time Memory and Continuity The Lighthouse stands across the sea steady and unchanged Time passed Mrs Ramsay died Andrew and Prue died and the war happened But the Lighthouse still stands The journey shows continuity James looks at it It symbolizes the memory of Mrs Ramsay who promised the trip It links past hope present action and future peace It teaches that life goes on even after loss The journey to the Lighthouse is not just a trip It is memory fulfilled family healed love expressed and art completed James becomes proud Cam feels peace Mr Ramsay receives respect Lily finishes her painting The Lighthouse shines as the silent witness This journey gives the novel its true ending