Exploring The Narrative Structure In Virginia Woolf's To The Lighthouse: A Structuralist Approach

  • Nawal Al-Sheikh
Keywords: Narrative, Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, A Structuralist Approach

Abstract

This study conducts a structuralist examination of Virginia Woolf's 1927 novel To the Lighthouse by providing a biographical background on Woolf and a synopsis of the novel's plot. Before forming how a structuralist framework efficiently examines Woolf's handling of narrative elements, like chronology, perspective, and character relations over a close evaluation of each division. Where significant binary oppositions and narrative measures are examined as characters like Mrs. Ramsay and Lily Briscoe struggle with modern fears expected of their societal roles. Where their inner fears mirror variations in the narrative necessitating equilibrium. Symbolic entities such as the lighthouse and Lily's portrait link the narrative and characters, satisfying the work with deeper philosophical connotations. Woolf reaches a combined whole by resolving contradictions coordinated with character experiences over the lighthouse joining different parts into an organic whole saturated with resonance through Woolf's skilled usage of essential structural procedures. Confirming Woolf's groundbreaking efforts to characterize life's difficulty through a dynamic arrangement aligned with inner depth, realizing her artistic visualization through control of the narrative on an organizational level. Therefore, a structuralist frame offers valuable visualizations of Woolf's modernist mission in To the Lighthouse.

Author Biography

Nawal Al-Sheikh

English Language Department Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Palestine Technical University

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Published
2024-10-04
How to Cite
Nawal Al-Sheikh. (2024). Exploring The Narrative Structure In Virginia Woolf’s To The Lighthouse: A Structuralist Approach. Revista Electronica De Veterinaria, 25(1), 2170-2177. https://doi.org/10.69980/redvet.v25i1.1021
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