... isn't the most attractive of women; In fact she is quite plain in comparison to Mrs. Ramsay. Lily's artistic nature is what carries her through repeated adversity. Shown by her painting, and even more so through her overall outlook on life, she focuses on creative thinking and self-expression rather than how others perceive her. Despite a bright persona, Lily faces constant ... abuse by Charles Tansley, all en route to completing her painting. Mrs. Ramsay's "traditional " outlook plagues her, as well. Mrs. Ramsay values the idea of marriage, yet Lily's independence and free spirit never...

• Word Count: 1013
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... life as a woman and a painter. One goal is to paint life and the perfect balance that exists in Mrs. Ramsey's family in an abstract painting. The other is to prove that she can be as skilled and successful as any man with the same vision. Choosing carefully each shape, line, and ... begins to fool with the placement of objects on the canvas to portray unity. Just when she thinks that she cannot make a painting worth painting, she hears of Mr. Ramsey, Cam and James" landing to the lighthouse. ""He has landed," she said aloud. "It is finished ... done when she was still alive. "Yes, she...

• Word Count: 1019
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... artistic and "effective literary expression" (Harper 429). James" goal is to encourage novelists to take writing a novel seriously, he hopes of elevating fiction to the same level as music and painting, a fine art. James has a good reason to believe that fiction of his day is not worthy of being called art. "Before James, writing good prose fiction had often been a happy ... ...

• Word Count: 554
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School