“The Window” Chapters 11-16
Questions?
Antitheses Definition reminder: a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. Examples? On your own: Leaf through these chapters and find as many examples of antitheses as you can. In your group: choose one and find textual support. Share
One antithesis to ponder… How is Woolf exploring the idea of fragmentation vs. unity?
“The Invitation” by Percy Bysshe Shelley What connections can you make between the poem and this section?
Some ideas to ponder… Wedge-shaped core of darkness Mrs. R’s relationship to light, the lighthouse, the sea What does the sea symbolize (life? death? consciousness?) Mr. and Mrs. R’s difficulty communicating Marriage (Mrs. R. vs. Lily): “So that is marriage….a man and woman looking at a girl throwing a ball.” Build up to the Dinner Party…Mrs. Ramsay as queen (Victoria?) Why the parenthetical chapter Woolf uses parentheses to indicate a shift in time or place. Nancy and her thoughts about Minta &Paul.
Focus on images Select an image that stands out to your group. Draw it on a piece of newsprint, and quote the text where it appears next to it. If it appears in more than one place, quote each place (include page numbers) Speculate about its meaning