James Ramsay
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James Ramsay is a young, sensitive son of the Ramsay family in Virginia Woolf’s novel "To the Lighthouse," whose evolving perceptions and relationships reflect the book’s themes of time, family, and artistic vision.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | To the Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSection |
The Lighthouse
NERFINISHED
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The Window NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSymbol | the journey to the lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeConnection |
artistic vision
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family ⓘ time ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | moves from childish anger to greater understanding of his father ⓘ |
| createdBy | Virginia Woolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| desires | to visit the lighthouse ⓘ |
| familyName | Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | To the Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | To the Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasFather | Mr. Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHouseholdRole | youngest son in the Ramsay family ⓘ |
| hasInternalConflict | struggle between idealism and disillusionment ⓘ |
| hasKeyRelationshipWith |
Cam Ramsay
NERFINISHED
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Mr. Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Mrs. Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
family authority
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the nature of reality and perception ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySetting |
Isle of Skye
NERFINISHED
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Ramsay family summer house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Cam Ramsay
NERFINISHED
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Jasper Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ Prue Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies the passage from childhood to adulthood
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reflects changing perceptions over time ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
emotionally intense
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imaginative ⓘ resentment toward his father ⓘ strong attachment to his mother ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
sensitive
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young ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1927 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Mrs. Dalloway (via shared modernist techniques) ⓘ |
| workGenre | modernist novel ⓘ |
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