Day 1

To the Lighthouse Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

  1. 1

    What is the point of view and how does it affect the novel?

    The novel's point of view is third person and the narrative routinely switches from the perspective of one character to the next. Each character shares their own perceptions with the reader, and the novel never presents any of them as more correct than any others. This makes the novel very subjective. It also shows rich internal life that it may not be possible for any person to know about any other.

  2. 2

    What is the novel's setting?

    The actual location is only mentioned once, so readers may have missed it. However, students should be able to use context clues to realize the novel is set at the...

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