This unity is symbolized by the painting she finishes that she has been working on since the beginning of the book. Lily Briscoe is Woolf’s ideal representation of the androgynous artist who embodies the harmonious union of male and feminine traits. Both have flaws due to their constrained viewpoints. Ramsay, a self-centered philosopher, expresses the male principle with his rational point of view. Ramsay represents the female principle with her emotive, poetical frame of mind, whereas Mr. Ramsay and Lily Briscoe as of thematic importance to the overall narrative. Virginia Woolf explores a variety of themes in ‘To the Lighthouse.’ One of the prominent themes fleshed out in this book is the dichotomous intergender dynamics present in the 20th century when Woolf pens this book.
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