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To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf: Day 7

"But what have I done with my life?" I'll admit that i ask myself this same question nearly every day of my life, and then I must run through the litany of all the things I have done (accomplished) so as to feel better about myself. This chapter, to me, is life-saving. To go into the minds of others and see the way they torture themselves with their thoughts. Mrs. Ramsey--hating her husband one moment, adoring him the next. Lily Briscoe, at the table, but her head inside her painting. The egos …

Agreed! This character packed scene has more “action” (albeit internal Woolf-ian action) than some of the previous perhaps more poetic sections.

May 8, 2023
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