at nature in a comparative way towards humans, as she may believe that humans can acquire the same peaceful qualities that nature has.
I agree with the idea of gaining peaceful qualities. But I also believe that this also reflects the idea of stopping thoughts and focusing on one's surrounding, another form of peace
"Perhaps now it would be better to give up seeking for the truth, and receiving on one's head an avalanche of opinion as hot as lava, discolored as dish-water."
I believe this shows the struggles for finding the real truth for women. Women only seem to get hit with negative opinions, and disadvantages. Caving into the reality that it is near impossible to receive the truth without negativity
Woolf describes women as simply an accessory for men, a tool they use to amplify their own wellbeing and fortune;
This line can also be connected to when a woman's earnings go to the husband; women aren't allowed to make their own income
The Truth must dazzle graduallyOr every man be blind.
Knowing if everything is true can do more harm than if you don't. The world can not live without some lies
‘You’ve got to realize,’ he said, ‘ that I don’t want you to do it if you don’t want to. I’m perfectly willing to go through with it if it means anything to you.’
what does she want to do? seems to have something to do with the mountains
And once they take it away, you never get it back.’‘But they haven’t taken it away.’‘We’ll wait and see.’
who's taking it away?
‘And we could have all this,’ she said. ‘And we could have everything and every day we make it more impossible.’
What is making the idea of having everything more impossible as the days go on?