Abstract
Percival is a character in Woolf’s novel The Waves, about whom few studies have been made about because throughout the novel he is silent and absent, which makes him unnoticeable. However, in spite of his absence, he is repeatedly present in other six characters’ monologues. His absent presence makes his image more mysterious and ambiguous. In a sense, he plays a most important role in the novel. He could be interpreted in different, even contradictory ways.
Highlights
Percival is a character in Woolf’s novel The Waves, about whom few studies have been made about because throughout the novel he is silent and absent, which makes him unnoticeable
The Waves is a classical novel of stream of consciousness by Virginia Woolf
Most people think The Waves is pessimistic, but we can find a lighthouse in the novel: Percival
Summary
Most people think The Waves is pessimistic, but we can find a lighthouse in the novel: Percival He was the friend of the six characters, and soon died in India, and disappeared in life. Before Percival went to India, a farewell party was held It was a long time since the six characters graduated and they lived their own life in different places. In a sense his silence could be interpreted as the absence of ideals in daily life Learning his death, Neville felt the light of the world was extinguished. Bernard, the voice of the writer felt he was still somewhere Percival died, but he remained a lighthouse in his friends’ mind. But he remained a lighthouse in his friends’ mind His death changed his image into an eternal beauty.
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