To The Lighthouse : The Importance of a Stream of Consciousness Narrative

Virginia Woolf was one of the first writers to use the flow of consciousness when he appeared in the early 20 th century. Compared to traditional plots and stories, this literary approach attempts to capture the realistic thinking process of human thought to create more realistic novels. In the 1927 novel "Towards the Lighthouse", Virginia Woolf used a series of conscious stories to create a more intimate and relevant experience between her readers and the characters in her book It was.

When I first sat down and read "Go the lighthouse", I got a little confused. However, while continuing reading, Wolf discovered that he was able to experience Ramses' s house and lighthouse through consciousness and to see and feel the personal reflection of the character. Virginia Woolf died for the first time in a long time. When I read "Go to the lighthouse", in fact I imagined a green lawn, a blue sea and a lighthouse in the distance.

"Lighthouse" published in 1927 is one of the most successful novels by Virginia Woolf and is written in the form of a flow of consciousness. The novel is divided into three parts. I will visit the summer residence of the Isle of Skye around the families of the Ramsey family and their guests. However, the central focus of the novel is not seen in the life of the character, but instead is believed to inherit the overall foundation of the novel itself. Wolf examines the behavior of the character and the passage of time from the viewpoint of the central symbol of the actual living space of the house.

As explained in the previous chapter, the flow of consciousness is one of the most important techniques used by modernists. As pointed out in the previous chapter, Wolf is considered to be one of the leading representatives of conscious writer flow. When writing improvisation for Mrs. Darrowway, the author can not deny the importance of the flow of consciousness. Cunningham applies a series of consciousness, but its technique is very transparent. Character's idea is easy to follow, there is no sudden change in conscious like wolf style. Cunningham separates the character's individual consciousness and Woolf makes her characters flow with each other. In the preface of the novel, he acknowledged the flow of consciousness of Wolf, and Mrs. Wolf committed suicide at the Uzawa. Cunningham described how the body of Wolf floated in the river: