A Deconstructionist Analysis of Virginia Woolf’s To The Lighthouse

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 998 - 1016, 31.08.2025

Neslihan Günaydın Albay

https://doi.org/10.29110/soylemdergi.1696952

Abstract

One of the leading figures of modern literature, Virginia Woolf masterfully deals with the themes such as gender, class distinction, patriarchy, and perception of time. Published in 1927, To the Lighthouse stands out as a milestone of modern literature exploring the subjectivity of reality and transience of life by using techniques such as fragmented narrative structure and stream of consciousness. Jacques Derrida developed deconstruction, a theory that opposes fixed meaning, asserting that endless meanings are possible depending on interpretations. Deconstruction enables us to analyse texts broader than ever by defying binaries such as male vs. female and order vs. chaos, showing us that there is more to see in texts. The purpose of this article is to analyse how Woolf’s To the Lighthouse has opposed traditional literature norms and structure, defying both fixed meaning and binaries, magnificently narrating the themes, the subjectivity of reality, and the transience of life by reading with a deconstructionist approach.

Keywords

Virginia Woolf , modernist , deconstructionist , To the Lighthouse

Ethical Statement

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Supporting Institution

Doğuş Üniversitesi

Thanks

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Virginia Woolf’un Deniz Feneri Eseri Üzerine Yapısökümcü Bir İnceleme

Abstract

Modern edebiyatın önde gelen isimlerinden biri olan Virginia Woolf, toplumsal cinsiyet, sınıf ayrımı, ataerkillik ve zaman algısı gibi temaları ustalıkla ele alır. 1927’de yayımlanan Deniz Feneri, parçalı anlatım yapısı ve bilinç akışı gibi teknikleri kullanarak gerçekliğin öznelliğini ve yaşamın geçiciliğini araştıran modern edebiyatın bir kilometre taşı olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Jacques Derrida, yorumlara dayalı sonsuz anlamların mümkün olduğunu ileri sürerek sabit anlama karşı çıkan bir teori olan yapısökümü geliştirmiştir. Yapısöküm, erkek-kadın ve düzen-kaos gibi ikili kavramlara meydan okuyarak metinleri her zamankinden daha kapsamlı bir şekilde analiz etmemize olanak sağlar ve bize metinlerde görülenlerden çok daha fazlası olduğunu gösterir. Bu makalenin amacı, Woolf’un Deniz Feneri adlı romanının geleneksel edebiyat normlarına ve yapısına, sabit anlamlara ve ikili değerlere nasıl karşı çıktığını göstererek, temaları, gerçekliğin öznelliğini ve yaşamın geçiciliğini yapısökümcü bir yaklaşımla analiz etmektir.

Keywords

Virginia Woolf , modernist , yapısökümcü , Deniz Feneri

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