To the Lighthouse

This article is an attempt to elucidate the references to war in To the lighthouse, in a historical perspective by trying to convey how the novel miniaturizes a historical moment for Europe. Yet in a modest way, Virginia Woolf incorporates war into her novel, not in an overt historical or political perspective, but through the…

Alienation Many characters during the Victorian to early Modern literature era were alienated. Causes of alienation during this time period included familial separation, social class or gender restrictions, and self-isolation from society. These characters may display the common causes of alienation, but ared still connected to their families and society. Some characters may alienate themselves,…