`to the lighthouse` V.Woolf

(Transue 87 . Additionally Mrs . Ramsay has always been the protector of James while James looked at her mother as strong . In one of the novel , it was stated Standing between her knees , James felt all her strength flaring up to be drunk and quenched by the beak of brass , the arid scimitar of the male , which smote mercilessly , again and again , demanding sympathy (Transue 87 Although Mrs . Ramsay has been really strong she has also showed passiveness or femininity when she submitted to the point of view of James . Moreover , she has

been assuring her husband of his works

Mr . Ramsay and other men in the character also portrayed the character of a masculine . The men in the novel were intellectual , powerful and demand superiority among women . In the field of politics and arts , they ruled . Mr . Ramsay also portrayed strong character in many ways . In addition , he does not believe in the intellectual capability of women because he believes that his wife would learn nothing from her reading (Transue 88 . However , he was not decisive in times of difficult situations . It was Mrs . Ramsay who makes the situation lighter in the midst of shaky circumstances . At the death of Mrs . Ramsay , Mr . Ramsay realized the importance of the role that his wife has played

Interestingly , at the end of the story , Lily was able to paint while James d his father when they finally reached the lighthouse . On the three parts of the novel , the issues regarding the value of women in the society were raised . Although Mrs . Ramsay has played the role of woman as inferior by serving the needs of her husband , her son , and almost all the characters in the novel , she also portrayed masculine character . Being the central character has illustrated the superiority of women...