Prompt 01
Essay task
In To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf employs the stream-of-consciousness narrative style to suggest that our personal perceptions, rather than an objective reality, serve as the main way we create meaning, form relationships, and understand our identities. In a well-developed essay, explore how Woolf's use of interior monologue, changing perspectives, and the passage of time (especially in "Time Passes") reinforces this idea. Use at least three specific scenes or characters to show how the fluidity of perception influences the novel's key themes of loss, art, and human connection.