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Doubt in To The Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf 's Use of Symbolism and Tone

Virginia Woolf 's use of several literary devices , most especially tone and symbolism , can be seen in To The Lighthouse by dissecting important passages and analyzing how certain phrases connect with the work as a whole by enhancing the overall theme . The passage that Woolf best utilizes to convey both

symbolism and tone can be found in her second chapter of the final section . Here she says , He must have had his doubts about that table , she supposed whether the table was a real table whether it was worth the time he gave to it whether he was able after all to find it . He had had doubt , she felt , or he would have asked less of people (155 . It is interesting to note that the theme of doubt and the subjectivity of feelings as they relate to material and nonmaterial objects continues throughout the text and the previous passage highlights this along with Woolf 's literary techniques by using the table as a symbol and the tone of introspection and guessing . This work is especially important and significant as a work of literature due to these important aspects used throughout

The previous passage should be understood in context with the events and the characters that are involved . Mr . Ramsey is a central figure of...