To The Lighthouse- Repetition

In Virginia Woolf’s novel, To the Lighthouse, Virgina Woolf repeats specific words or phrases. They most often only show up for that single section of the book, but while the words are present, they are incredibly noticeable. When these identical phrases do appear, they are often at the beginning and end of a paragraph or the end of a paragraph and the end of the preceding paragraph. When using words, she will use different phases, all tied together with one used and reused verb and conjunctions. I believe that this technique allows her to place a higher value on certain aspects that separate the Ramsey’s, but allow her to shift between the many viewpoints due to the terseness and volume of the repetition.

Jhumpa Lahiri (maybe part 1)

I do not like Jumpa Lahiri. If you ask me why I don't think I can give you a proper answer: I just do. I've had to read two of her books and I didn't like either. I don't know why I dislike her so much, there's not something particular about her writing that is worth disliking. It's not that she has a bland use of diction or that she writes bad characters, there's just something about her that puts me off. I can't voice this 'dislike' (I wouldn't say that it's strong because it's not directed at one thing); her stories have the potential to be good-I get that - the plots are there - I understand that too - but there is something about how she writes that just doesn’t appeal to me. I can’t really figure it out. She uses an intelligent way of changing POV, characters that have depth and issues and flaws, and yet I not once did I really desire to continue. I really just forced myself to the end.