Mood

To the Lighthouse

by Virginia Woolf

To the Lighthouse: Mood 1 key example

Definition of Mood

The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect of a piece of writing... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes... read full definition
Time Passes, 6
Explanation and Analysis:

There is no single overarching mood in To the Lighthouse. Perhaps one of the effects of Woolf’s narrative style that zooms into a moment at the highest level of detail—only to whiz back out as an entire decade passes—is that the mood changes with the thoughts of the characters being explored at any given moment.