Old Books, New Readers discussion

Hi, guys!

This topic is about:

Time Passes: Chapters I-X

1. Why divide the text into three sections? What do you think of the title of each section?

2. Consider the position of this passage. In what ways is it central to the text? In what ways does it address transition, growth, memory, grief?

3. Why the use of parentheses? What kinds of events are parenthetical?

4. How does Woolf represent both Mrs. Ramsay's absence and continuing presence?

5. How is time passage itself represented? Does time always pass?

6. How many meanings of "passages" are at play in this book?

7. Why does this passage end with Lily and the word, "awake"?

Source: University of Stanford, Great Works in Dialogue

I noticed that the things in parenthesis are the things that actually happened other than that I'm a bit in the dark. I need to process it more maybe?

I like this part more because there is so much action. It was just so easier to read ...

I thought this was the best part of the book. :) It was very poetic. It was interesting how major life changes were just touched upon, and within the parentheses.