the lighthouse
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The lighthouse is a central symbolic structure in Virginia Woolf’s novel "To the Lighthouse," representing distance, aspiration, and the passage of time.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the lighthouse (symbol in To the Lighthouse) | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional structure
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literary symbol ⓘ narrative motif ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
To the Lighthouse
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Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
James Ramsay
NERFINISHED
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Lily Briscoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralToPlotElement |
the delayed trip to the lighthouse
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the final journey to the lighthouse ⓘ |
| createdBy | Virginia Woolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearsInSection | The Window GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasMedium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalRole |
anchor for characters’ inner lives
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beacon of desire ⓘ marker of temporal distance ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalSetting | the Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
links the Ramsay family across time
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organizes the novel’s three-part structure ⓘ serves as a fixed point amid temporal flux ⓘ |
| partOfWorkGenre | modernist novel ⓘ |
| perceivedDifferentlyBy |
James Ramsay
NERFINISHED
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Lily Briscoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWork | 1927 ⓘ |
| relatedTheme |
family relationships
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memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ subjective reality ⓘ the nature of art ⓘ |
| revisitedInSection |
The Lighthouse
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Time Passes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
artistic vision
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aspiration ⓘ distance ⓘ emotional distance within the Ramsay family ⓘ shifting human perception ⓘ the desire for meaning ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ the tension between permanence and change ⓘ unattainable goals ⓘ |
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