Finally, Lindsay, you realized the only way to entice me into writing on this blog was to pick a Virginia Woolf book! Okay, so first topics I suggest that we discuss for the first third of the novel ("The Window"):
-- Permanence (Mrs. Ramsay wants to preserve moments like the 'perfect' dinner party to fight Life, her enemy; Lily wants to finish her painting but is having trouble; Mr. Ramsay wants to at least get to R so his legacy can live on)
--The Windows/Frames of all the characters (Bankes sees things through a scientific frame, Lily through the aesthetic) --we talked about this in class and I'd be intrigued to hear your ideas
-- How effective is Woolf's "cubist prose?"'
When we get to the end of the novel I'd also be interested in hearing your answers on its meaning. I wrote a paper on it last week.
Happy reading! Enjoy the miracle that is Virginia Woolf!
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Erin, i have been sufficiently inspired to do a re-read of TTLH. Reading to commence very soon, possibly on the plane to omaha. i also appreciate your discussion questions as they will inform/shape my reading. so thanks for the motivation to re-read a classic, an activity that i'd like to do more often. see you soon!
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