Discussion Questions for To the Lighthouse, pp. 14-40
Identify shifts in point of view on the following pages: 15, 17, 20, 22, 23, 26, 29, 31, 36.
What does Lily Briscoe paint in this section? (17, 18-19)
What does the hen represent to Mr. Bankes? (20-21, 22)
What causes the house to become shabby? (27)
What is the nature of the conflict between Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay? (31-32)
What does it mean that Mr. Ramsay has reached Q? What would it mean for him to reach R? (33-34)