Abstract

Virginia Woolf is a famous English feminist writer. She has been hailed as a pioneer of the modernism and feminism in the twentieth century. Feminism is a social theory and political movement, whose origin and motivation is women’s experience. The novel “To the Lighthouse” by Virginia Woolf is considered to be a representative work of feminism. The thesis attempts to interpret “To the Lighthouse” based on feminism theory, mainly involving opposition between men and women in social status in patriarchal society, attitudes and way of thinking; characters and writing style. By analysis, it can show Virginia Woolf is a typical feminist.

Key Words: To the Lighthouse   feminism   patriarchal society

摘 要

弗吉尼亚•伍尔夫是英国著名的女性主义作家,被誉为二十世纪现代主义与女性主义的先锋。女性主义是指一个主要以女性经验为来源与动机的社会理论与政治运动。然后女性主义评判文学产生了。弗吉尼亚•伍尔夫的著作《到灯塔去》则被认为是女性主义的代表作。
本文试图以女性主义为理论基础对作品《到灯塔去》进行解读，主要涉及男性与女性在父权社会时的社会地位，对待事情的态度和想法之间的对立，小说中兰姆赛夫人和丽莉的女性意识的觉醒与反抗，以及该小说的写作手法体现的女性主义思想，从而说明弗吉尼亚•伍尔夫是女性主义思想的代表。

关键词：《到灯塔去》 女性主义 父权社会

1 Introduction
Virginia Woolf is an outstanding English female writer. And her works are famous for her skill of steam consciousness and her thought of feminism. She has been hailed as a pioneer of the modernism and feminism in the twentieth century. During the two world wars, she is the central people in the literature world of London. Besides, she is one member of the Bloomsbury Group. Virginia Woolf advocates feminism, and she pays attention to the description of the person’s inner world not the realistic world. “To the Lighthouse” is one of her famous works. She innovates the English language to some extent, tries to use the stream consciousness in her novels, and attempts to depict the unconscious in people’s heart.