To the Lighthouse | Chapters 9-11 Summary and Analysis

Summary
Mr. Bankes and Lily Briscoe discuss Mr. Ramsay. Bankes notes his peculiarities; Lily sees his narcissism as endearing, yet dislikes his narrowness. Bankes pushes Lily to see Ramsay as a hypocrite; Lily negates that idea. Then she thinks of the Ramsays “being in love” and is enraptured by the beauty of this idea.

Lily wants to critique Mrs. Ramsay, but refrains when she notices Bankes’ “rapture.” She appreciates his disinterested, “pure” pleasure in her beauty. However, as she turns to her painting, she is overcome with a sense of...


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