• Abhishek Kumar

The paper focuses on Mrs. Virginia Woolf's principal concern in her novel ‘To the Light House’ which is death. Why should a human being strive for any objective when death is an inescapable part of life? In her work ‘To the Light House’, Virginia Woolf explores man's problem and her struggle with death. Mr. Ramsay and Charles Tansley are plagued by the fear of death, fearing that they will fail in their endeavours. The dilemma is not resolved in the novel because Wood retains his ambiguity. Woolf goes so far as to deny the existence of God, saying, "How could any Lord have created this world?" Mrs. Ramsay wonders aloud, concluding that the world is far too full of pain to have been created by a divine saviour" (To the Light House 64). To the Light House, a novel by Virginia Woolf, deals with the issue of death and grieving by revealing horrific recollections from her past as well as the characters' haunting experiences. Memories, dreams, and the fascination with death are three major themes in this story. Death is a more recurring theme in ancient literature than love.

Death, Mourning, Saviour, Haunting,Concluding, Revelling, God, Horrific, Dreams.

"VIRGINIA WOOLF'S 'TO THE LIGHT HOUSE': THE PAINFUL JOURNEY OF DEATH AND MOURNING", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.e668-e673, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206479.pdf

"VIRGINIA WOOLF'S 'TO THE LIGHT HOUSE': THE PAINFUL JOURNEY OF DEATH AND MOURNING", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. ppe668-e673, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206479.pdf