In Virginia Woolf's modernist novel To the Lighthouse, she explores various themes, and the theme of female gender role is just one of them. Through her deployment of the stream of consciousness style, Woolf dives into the inner world of her characters and expresses these themes through their thoughts and feelings. In the novel, Woolf juxtaposes two images of women, one traditional and the other modern, which are represented by ... ideal and values. She is the "angle in the house". To Mrs. Ramsay, the most important things are her husband and children. Right from the beginning of the novel Mr...

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• Grade Level: High School

... systematized their government, discrimination and sexual injustice already took place - women were disregarded. Virginia Woolf, an English novelist and essayist, focused her works on feminism. Her emphasis was not on the plot or characterization but on the characters" consciousness, and perception and movement of authorial mind, which she brilliantly illuminated by the "stream of consciousness" technique. Her works were primarily symbolic and filled with superb visual ... had a previous year ago. Hilda would also lock the bathroom door overnight so that Minnie would not be able to get the...

• Word Count: 1423
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• Grade Level: High School