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Altered Recurrence in To The Lighthouse

Authors

Heather Lamb, Eastern Illinois University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2014

Abstract

Virginia Woolf, in her novel To the Lighthouse, portrays memory progressing in a spiral motion. In this motion, a single memory, event, or moment in time, is captured and relived. These memories are initiated by present events similar to past experiences. Therefore, memories are a series of reoccurring events on a personal timeline that are altered slightly with each reconstruction, an experience that I will refer to as altered recurrence. Through altered recurrence, Woolf depicts art as a result of the creator’s memory; yet, this pattern of memory also deems the work obsolete.

Comments

This paper was a recipient of the 2014 Booth Library Awards for Excellence in Student Research, Undergraduate category.

Recommended Citation

Lamb, Heather, "Altered Recurrence in To The Lighthouse" (2014). 2014 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity Documents. 3.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/lib_awards_2014_docs/3