A Study of traditional and non-traditional women as seen through Mrs. Ramsay's and Lily Briscoe's roles and ways of thinking in Virginia Woolf's to the Lighthouse

Sandora, Siauw Vili (1999) A Study of traditional and non-traditional women as seen through Mrs. Ramsay's and Lily Briscoe's roles and ways of thinking in Virginia Woolf's to the Lighthouse. Bachelor thesis, Petra Christian University.

Abstract

Virginia Woolf novel's To the Lighthouse talks about the two polars of females' world. Virginia reveals her two main female characters, Mrs. Ramsay and Lily Briscoe, as the two women types of women with different character traits. Mrs. Ramsay is a figure of a woman who likes to stay at home, and to take care of her husband and her children. The first priority of her life is her family. Therefore, she chooses to be a housewife and a mother. According to tforell and Reiner, in their theory of traditional sex typing of personality traits, a woman who has characteristics of home oriented, dependent, and nurturing likes Mrs. Ramsay is considered as a traditional woman. On the other hand, Lily Briscoe has opposing character traits as Mrs. Ramsay has. She is a kind of woman who likes to live independently and freely. Therefore, the thesis writer wants to find out whether Mrs. Ramsay represents a traditional woman or not as seen

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