Feminism in Virginia Woolf’s Theory and its Reflection in Her Work To The Lighthouse

Abstract

Abstract

lf has been criticized by many for her feminist streak in her works .Her A Room of Her Own though praised for her illuminating facts and regarded as one of the greatest feminist classic of the century made her a target and some of the critics even felt her wok suffered because of her feminism. .But, what her critics ignore, is the fact that what was close to her heart was the androgynous nature of the creative artist. This paper aims at highlighting an important fact about Woolf’s creative instinct which was against this dichotomy of male and female and projected the unity of mind, which took both the male and female perceptions to create a new artistic experience in all its spirit .the paper is also my tribute to my favorite writer who is and always be my inspiration to continue to look at every work with both sides of the spectrum and not just my own female experience. To the Lighthouse seemed to be an appropriate work to explicitly show the androgynous mind of Woolf with its symbolic character, themes and stream of consciousness.