Why is the theme of LOSS important (its meaning, impact and resonance) to Virginia Woolfs To The Lighthouse and why is it important for readers to notice? Are there any problematics in its interpretation (inconsistencies, changes in presentation or associ

Lighthouse stood there on its rock , it 's like that (221

The growth and development come full circle for James . At this point in the novel his mother has long since passed away . There are some that say that a child is never really an adult until their parents pass away He confronts his childhood fantasy and is disappointed because his perception of what the lighthouse was and the reality of it were strikingly different . James becomes a man . Upon approaching the lighthouse his father praises James and tells him Well done

(220 And in those words the conflict is resolved and the wound can begin to heal even though his anger still remains

For Mr . Ramsey the lighthouse is a symbol of what is hopeless and loss Unlike his son who dreams of going to the lighthouse , Mr . Ramsey will not even consider the idea . Mr . Ramsey is a man of reason and logic and doesn 't understand the silly day dreaming that people do . After Mr Ramsey does not support James ' goal of going to the lighthouse , the narrator comments about Mr . Ramsey 's motives

grinning sarcastically , not only with the pleasure of disillusioning his son and casting ridicule upon his wife , who was ten thousand times better in every way than he was (James thought , but also with some secret conceit at his own accuracy of judgment (11

Mr . Ramsey also recounts the story of the charge of the light brigade He comments on the human condition . He believes that life and time can not be defeated . That people will always lose to life and why try That our time and experience living is fleeting and almost not worth living

For Mrs . Ramsey the lighthouse is a symbol of stability and light both literally and figuratively . The...