UNCONSCIOUS CONFLICT OF MRS. RAMSAY: A FREUDIAN PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The present study delves deep into the intricate layers of Mrs. Ramsay’s character in To the Lighthouse by Virgina Woolf written in 1927. The study uses Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalysis as a lens to highlight the psychological journey of Mrs. Ramsay. The study with the help of in-depth analysis encompasses the realm of unconscious and scrutinizes the manifestation of unconscious conflict of Mrs. Ramsay through the character of Lily Briscoe. The study by peeling back the layers of unconscious conflict navigates through the corridors of Mrs. Ramsay’s mind and offers a profound understanding of her psyche, or inner world. By minutely analysing her neurotic, moral and realistic anxieties, the study bridges the gap between her inner and external actions. The data for the current study originates solely from To the Lighthouse by Virgina Woolf with reading and close reading as primary tools. The study through qualitative method of approach embarks upon a detailed quest to reveal the unconscious conflict and timelessness of human mind through the characters of Mrs. Ramsay as conscious world and Lily Briscoe as the unconscious world of Mrs. Ramsay.