Orlando's fondness of solitude is one of the many traits that remained a part of her personality across her entire existence of living as both a man and a woman. Having time alone is highly valued and sacred for Orlando, as one can interpret that the importance of solitude was to grant Orlando these moments where she can be herself without the constant pressures of society and their norms, as well as to be near the things that inspire her the most to create.

Almost like its own character within the novel, nature presence was prominent throughout the section of Time Passes, detailing how nature progressed through time and represented the state of the Ramsay family, following the death of Mrs. Ramsay and the other family members. As the unnamed narrator described the absence of humanity, besides the occasional maids, and the entrance of nature into the lonely home, it spoke of this imagery of darkness that consumed the house with complete "nothingness", which correlates to the tragedy of the family as they grieved over their losses. In one instance, the section mentions the flowers in the garden that bloomed and presented themselves with no one to admire them, adding once more to the emptiness of life inside the house, except for the light from the afar lighthouse that illuminates parts of the house in the night.

A Room of One's Own serves as a critical essay that advocates for female inclusivity in fiction, given the social conventions that associate women to domesticity rather than scholarship roles, which were structured by society for men exclusively. Woolf introduced the idea of women owning a private space and having sufficient finances to have leisure time to properly create with their individual imaginations. In this sense, women obtain a better defined purposed outside of traditional housework and caregiving by exhibiting their creativity through a groundwork like fiction, where writers can embrace the creation of storytelling rather than proving and stating factual evidence in nonfiction work, which were the novels that male "intellects" were producing and influencing society with, although not all facts were evidently supported and reasonable.

Female Greats in Literature: In her work, Woolf honors the female authors consisting of Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, Anne Finch, George Eliot, etc.. In each of their literary pieces, these women were able to maintain their artistic expression with genuine truth across their storytelling, instead of altering their work to disguise their feminine presence and fit into the masculine customs that were practice in literature, like writing female characters with no personality, less complexity, and character development compared to the male protagonists. In relation to Woolf's idea of requiring privacy and income to write, she acknowledges that these women didn't obtain such luxuries, yet their contributions to literature proved to be some of the most important novels ever written in time.

Lily Briscoe is the epitome of defiance in To the Lighthouse considering how she prioritized her personal ambitions of art over the gendered expectations of her sex established by society. In particular, her artistry is also representative of her defiance because Lily also paints in abstract styles rather than the traditional realism styles of art, which reflect how she interprets life through a different understanding than the other individuals that keep with tradition. From her difficult relationships with other men of the household, to her disinterest in motherhood, and her indirected feelings towards Mrs. Ramsay, Lily expressed herself in her most truthful form without any set of limitations that affected her ability to do so in the end.

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Privacy is an exclusive right that women of underprivileged social backgrounds were denied from because of the domestic duties they were forced to tend after, which kept them occupied from any personal time to fulfill their interests. Woolf's central thesis was that privacy for women offers an independent sphere separated from the public sphere, whose societal perceptions of women are centered on gender oppressions as the supposed "inferior" sex, which intervened with women's ability to participate in things outside of tradition. For this reason, in their solitude when they're not marginalized by misogynistic ideologies, privacy grants women the freedom to concentrate on expressing genuine artistry within their creative fiction.

Throughout the novel, nature is represented as Orlando's muse for her creation of poetry. Her fascination with the flowers, weeds, and landscapes is considered a part of her personality, which was clear by others that interacted with her, like the gypsies who perceived her adoration to nature as the "Englishness" that exists in her. Essentially, nature is the safe haven that Orlando depends on at all points of her life, regardless of when she's a woman or man, in order to escape the complexities of society that have don't exist within nature. This love soars to the point that Orlando refers to herself as nature's bride, which shows her defying conventionalities once more to prioritize her interests.

The ultimate way one can defy gender conventions is done by identifying as androgynous, rather than as one singular gender. This fictional portrayal of transitioning from one gender to the other challenges the idea that gender is a fixated concept by proving instead that gender is a social construct that divides the sexes without any superficial evidence to determine one is superior than the other, besides the stereotypical myths created by society. Orlando's depiction as gender neutral is her defiance against the strict limits assigned to each gender by going through life driven by her desires, such as the variety of relationships she's engaged in during different points of her life, granting Orlando newfound insight over the social differences established onto men and women.

Although not entirely expressed through the sense or feeling of "solace", Mrs. Dalloway explores the significance of isolation that each character experiences at different or ongoing moments in their lives while they're all, in some form, bound to each other, regardless of whether the characters ever interacted with one another. Even so, as the story progressed, solitude was perceived differently as each character faced unique struggles that influenced their general outlook on life.

Septimus Smith: Given his psychological incapacities, the trauma of the war and its violence within humanity haunts Septimus and destroys his ability to perceive life with any motivations or appreciation, as his fears isolate him from the rest of society because he's convinced that human nature is nothing but cruel and malicious. Although isolated in this form, Septimus contemplates a sense of eternal solitude through death, because if living meant that his illness would continue to subject him as an outcast in the world, then not having to see another day would allow Septimus to feel nothing but pure tranquility in his tired soul.

Clarissa Dalloway: Despite he willingness to contribute to societal customs like playing hostess at a party and inviting her neighbors, Clarissa is more emotionally isolated because of her anxieties of failing to conform to societal conventions in the same manner as her peers and her other fears regarding life after death as she nears old age. For this reason, Clarissa distracts herself with the luxuries of throwing a party to avoid the insecurities that she dwells on internally, in order to present herself as best composed as possible, in comparison to the mix of worries she feels on the inside.

Peter Walsh: In association to the symbolism of the "solitary traveller", this depiction can be representative of Peter, as he finds comfort with this figure of his dreams. For the most part, Peter's solitude can be interpreted with the way he distanced himself from the city and his peers during his time in India. This opportunity allowed him to gain experience outside of the traditions of English society and perceive life under a new outlook, but even then does he reminisce the memories of his youth before.

The Oak Tree: This symbolism serves as a reflection of Orlando's life while also being represented through a natural element, given Orlando's admiration to anything in nature. As the title of the poem that Orlando worked on throughout her long years of existence, it is reflective of her identity that is consistently experiencing changes on the surface of her identity, but not in the inside. As she matures from a man to a woman, Orlando's personality ultimately remains the same, as her interest and opinions are all the same ones she had in her "other life." Particularly, the real oak tree that Orlando visits in the beginning and ending of the book is also interconnected to Orlando's life because although it grows in time, it's still the same tree it was when its seed was first planted.

The Aspect of Gendered Clothing: According to this idea of gender neutrality, Woolf also touched upon the influence that clothing has over the personality of an individual, given that the purpose of clothing was to create a barrier between genders by making society follow the standard feminine and masculine fashion. In connection, by wearing certain clothing typically assigned to a certain sex, society expects the individual to behave or act in the manner that is most associated to that gender. For instance, women's clothing was typically modest and when Orlando was covered in feminine apparel, societal expected her to behave as a woman with self-respect and modesty, but just like her gender, Orlando's personality was just as fluid and defied the customs of the female sex, following her transition.

Nature Offers No Sympathy: Although Woolf personified nature and its elements, she clearly established a central indifference that separates nature from humanity, in regards to how societal dynamics don't coexist or have no relevance with this non-human world. Nature is truly the observer who witnesses the other life that exists in its surroundings, but it cannot reciprocate any feelings nor actions in the same manner that humanity does so. One interpretation of this indifference is demonstrated through Mr. Ramsay, who sought comfort in nature following the death of his wife, but in contrast to his need for praise that he received from other individuals, he received none from nature as it functions on its own and not in benefit of humanities needs.

To expand on the awareness of mental health that's brought forward in Mrs. Dalloway, this analysis provides insight over the association of the "ill body" with the perspective on life, which describes how someone's mental disorders influence their understanding of how the world works. Woolf's collective voice offers this specific body a role in her novel through the soul of her characters, in order to formulate subtle criticism regarding the discourse of mental issues that exist in humanity, which are absent and unrecognized within literature.

As an overview of Woolf's literary technique of embracing natural elements within the human world, the functions of natural imagery in To the Lighthouse represents the importance of natural life without the presence of human beings, as the analysis describes it as a form of rejection to the philosophical ideologies about humanism. By including additional knowledge on philosophical insight, this work also examined how Woolf deterred from the perceptions that shape nature as a consistent muse for human life, in ways that it sympathizes and complements humanity. The question if nature is a supplement to humans, or to the Ramsay family in specific, is met with opposition because rather than an outlet for consolation, nature is embodied as an element that spectates what takes place in its surroundings.

This close study over the significance of Orlando's sexuality examined the restrictions that existed in femininity during this era in England, specifically through racial, national, and sexual identities of the time. All this information relates back to historical context, as English imperialism played an influential part in the transformation of race and sexual identities across Europe. Although mystical, Woolf's novel tackles real-world discourse through Orlando and her experiences as a man and woman, including her relationships of all kinds. This ambiguity that exists within Orlando contributes to the critique against whiteness and heterosexuality, as gender identity is perceived as a social construct, in regards to the limitations established onto them.

A interesting perspective that shows how one distanced themselves from the cultural commonalities is perceived through Sally Seton. In comparison to the other characters, Sally is introduced as a memory of Clarissa's youthful times, since the two were immensely close with a hint of mutually affections between them, which automatically make the two as defiers of traditional relationships. In Sally's youth, she was in denial of living the same way like the rest of society, as she preferred living and thinking freely instead of being constricted to marriage and motherhood. However, her rebellious attitude diminished as an older women, who was already married and with children. However, her charisma remains rooted in her memories as she reminisces her youth with Clarissa and Peter during the evening party, which show how Sally keeps a low profile of thinking differently while projecting herself as part of the social narrative of expectations.