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English brainstorm
Lily
Lily's painting
Art as a means of preservation
Mrs. Ramsey's depiction
Giving purpose to her
Worried about how it will be used
Similar to Mrs. Ramsey
Possibly connected to Lily mimicking her due to the idolization
Provided contentment
Closure with the grief of Mrs. Ramsey's death
Took her 10 years, why?
Wanted it to be a complete portrayal of Mrs. Ramsey
Found it difficult to capture the nuance
Interpertation
Strong desire to truly see the ins and outs of Mrs. Ramsey
Struggles to capture her completely
Charles used as a symbol for systematic misogyny
Beauty?
The painting as a mirror to the novel as a whole
Mosty internal struggles similar to the writing style choice being inside everyones head and hearing their struggles
An attempt at immortality through art
Feminist artistic vision
Synthesis of multiple perspectives, similar to Woolf jumping between perspectives
"Nothing stays, all changes; but not words, not paint"
Relationships to other people in the house
Mrs. Ramsey
Looks up to her
Mourns her
Idolizes her
Mr. Ramsey
Resents him
Fill in as his place to vent when Mrs. Ramsey dies
Gender roles
Resist expectations
Eventually caves to social pressure
Charles Tansley
Misogyny towards the importance of her work as a woman
Perpetuates Lily's own worries
Fear of mortality
Sense of self
Longevity of artwork