A Feminist Interpretation of To the Lighthouse:the Integration of Ration and Emotion Abstract As a well-known English novelist and paramount pioneer of modern feminist literature in the twentieth century, Virginia Woolf is renowned for her unique feminist thought which is embodied in all her literary works. Her feminist thought stresses the role of emotion to create the most beautiful human nature. The paper introduces the origin of Woolf’s feminism and discusses the integration of ration and emotion in Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse by analyzing three main characters: Mrs. Ramsay, Mr. Ramsay, and Lily Briscoe. Mrs. Ramsay faces the rational world with her emotional love. Mr. Ramsay is the representative of ration, but he accepts female’s emotional attitude in the end. Lily Briscoe respects the principle of painting just as the way in which Mr. Ramsay respects facts, but she finally achieves the combination of ration and emotion and finishes the painting of Mrs. Ramsay. In Woolf’s perspective, the only way to gain perfect human nature is to integrate ration and emotion.47176

Keywords: feminism; ration; emotion; integration

 《到灯塔去》的女性主义解读：理性与感性的融合摘要作为二十世纪杰出的英国小说家和现代女性主义文学的重要先驱，弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫以她独特的体现于其全部的文学作品中的女性主义意识而闻名于世。她的女性主义思想强调了感性的重要性从而实现最美好的人性。本文介绍了伍尔夫的女性主义的来源并通过分析《到灯塔去》中的三个主要人物，拉姆齐夫人，拉姆齐先生，丽莉·布里斯科，从而讨论其中的感性与理性的融合。拉姆齐夫人用她感性的爱来面对理性的世界。拉姆齐先生是理性的代表，但是最后也接受可女性感性的态度。丽莉尊重绘画原则就如同拉姆齐先生尊重真理一样，但是最后她也达到了理性与感性的融合并完成拉姆齐夫人的画像。伍尔夫认为，获得最美好的人性的唯一方法就是要融合理性与感性。

毕业论文关键词：女性主义；理性；感性；融合

 Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 The History of Feminism 1

1.2 Brief Introduction of Virginia Woolf and To the Lighthouse 1

1.2.1 About the Author 1

1.2.2 About To the lighthouse 1

1.3 Research both at Home and Abroad 1

2. Origin of Woolf’s Feminism 4

2.1 Influence of Her Family 4

2.2 Influence of the Society 4

3. Feminist Analysis of Three Main Characters 6

3.1 Mrs. Ramsay as the Angel in the House 6

3.1.1 Love for Her Children 6

3.1.2 Love for Friends 6

3.1.3 Love for Her Husband 6

3.2 The Psychological Change of Mr. Ramsay 7

3.2.1 Rational Attitude of Mr. Ramsay 7

3.2.2 The Integration of Ration and Emotion 7

3.3 Mental Growth of Lily Briscoe 8

3.3.1 Lily’s Confusion 8

3.3.2 Lily’s Spiritual Transcendence 8

4. Conclusion 10

References 11