Mrs. Ramsey To the Lighthouse vs Constance Chatterley Lady Chatterleys Lover (Heroine vs. Heroine) - Book Report/Review Example

Download file to see previous pages There are many differences amid the characters in "To the Lighthouse". Mrs. Ramsey appears to be a core character and plays a big role in the formation of the plot. Mrs. Ramsey respects his husband who is always moody and selfish. She believes that man’s efforts should be compensated with sympathy and care of a wife. Mrs. Ramsey remains kind to people around her and despite her good looks, and the constant attention she receives from men; she remains faithful to her husband. Interestingly, her husband feels insecure of her attractive features.
Contrary to Lady Chatterley's Lover, Connie, the female antagonist in the novel appears to be exposed to sexual and intelligence pleasures at an early age of 18 years. She also marries an aristocratic lineage man known as Clifford. Clifford appears to be a hard working man who does not receive the attention he deserves from her wife. He seems to believe in the value of marriage and the pursuit for divorce reveals the notion. Connie allows a nurse to take care of her paralyzed husband.
“And all the time she felt the reflection of his hopelessness in her. She couldn’t quite, quite love in hopelessness. And he, being hopeless, couldn’t ever love at all.” (Lawrence, 4) Connie undermines the efforts of a hardworking man. She does not take time to relieve her heroic husband who missed a significant part of his life. The end of these novels marks a significant moment for the characters in both of the novels. Mr. Ramsey lost a loving wife while Connie lost an industrious man who worked hard to maintain the family (Lawrence, 267). Mrs. Ramsey versus Constance Chatterley...Heroine vs. heroine In ‘To the Lighthouse’, Mrs. Ramsey appears to be unique and pleasant from the beginning of the novel as a core character in the narrative. Despite being a woman, Mrs. Ramsey is tolerant, protective and beautiful both inwards and outwards. Mrs. Ramsey has a son named James, who is later found out to be her youngest son by readers. Mrs. Ramsey seeks to protect her son’s interests and perceives him as the lighthouse. Ramsey plans to go out to the lighthouse, but Mr. Ramsey declines saying that the weather appears foul; hence, will not be conducive for travelling long distances. Mrs. Ramsey tries to convince James on the possibility of the trip. She hopes that Mr. Ramsey realizes that life is all about taking chances. According to her, the magnificence and satisfaction of the world appears to be short lived; hence, life should be potted, taken care of, and refined (Woolf, 235). On the contrary, the main character in ‘Lady Chatterley's Lover’, natures into a sophisticated bohemian upper middle class. She is introduced to love affairs and coupled with intellectual and sexual relations in her teenage. At the age of 23, Clifford Chatterley, a young man from an aristocratic line marries her. After their month of their honeymoon, he goes to war and comes back paralyzed and impotent. The war molded Clifford into a writer attracting intellectuals into his mansion. Clifford’s wife starts experiencing some levels of loneliness; she looks around the vaunted playwrights and discovers that Michaelis is the best candidate for her comfort. Connie craving for proper human contact leads him to a desperate situation since most men appear distant, in relation to ...Download file to see next pagesRead More