From reading, To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf the understanding of balance keeps coming to my mind. There is Mrs. and Mr. Ramsey who both seem to contrast each other so well, since each display and extreme. Mr. Ramsey comes straight out with saying James will not go to the lighthouse due to weather. Mrs. Ramsey however says they will probably be able to go and still prepares for the trip.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey lack any balance in their personalities. Mrs. Ramsey is compassionate, sympathetic, and loves to give, however she can avoids the truth in order to protect others feelings. Mr. Ramsey is the opposite he is always willing to give the brutal truth without caring of others opinion. This can make Mr. Ramsey feel good when he’s right.
Despite Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey lacking balanced personalities they fit together like a puzzle. They are form a ying yang when together. They are a great example for the cliché saying opposites attract. Mr. Ramsey has some need for the feeling of power and dominance, is strictly rational and very stern. At the same time we learn a lot about Mrs. Ramsey too she is instantly there to wound her sounds emotional cuts when his dad upsets him. Mrs. Ramsey is always there for everyone to make them feel better and provide sympathy. This one short time period of the dad telling the son no and the mom saying its will be ok, can leave you with a very good picture of the relationship between the three of them.
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Interesting idea you have expressed ron, however i feel that you should not spend so much time to making leather belts and dedicate your life you the journey through literature. I think that your idea is not bad however you do a lot of retelling of plot and i know that you as a student can go into great depth about the actual inward experience and relationships that the caracters share.
The thesis presented in this post is different from the few others I have seen in that it wishes to tackle a broader issue of the novel. This also implies that there is more material to be used to present the argument. In addition to the examples and points of this post, I would introduce the concept of balance in relationships, and how the characters give and take from each other. If this post were to be extended into an essay, I would also suggest a slight revision of groupings, using more characters than just the Ramsays, and perhaps focusing on other aspects of balance that the reader runs into int he future.
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