Wrapping Up To the Lighthouse
February 20, 2009 kclovinlife
Question #5: How does the article help to answer the questions from question # 1?
One of our questions was why Lily and why the painting? I think that the article gave more insight to Woolf’s creative process and her own struggles as a writer. Even more so the article showed how much Woolf is an artist in her own right. In the end Lily completes her painting and Woolf is able to complete her novel. Another question I had was about the form of the novel and why so many references to colors and shapes? Again I feel that the article shows Woolf as an artist and connects her writing to other forms of art including painting and music.
Question #6: What does it help us do as readers/literary critics?
Overall for me it gave me a new perspective to look at the novel with. It helped me in looking deeper into the novel and using the quotes that Stewart took from the novel to see some of the beautiful imagery and use of colors in the novel. It also helps to just see where someone else is coming from and what they get from reading the same text that you did. In this case I think that Stewart definitely got more out of To the Lighthouse, but it was beneficial for me to look at an outside source.
I think that this was a productive activity and thought provoking. I hope we do it again with another novel.
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