A Haunted House: Treasures Of Life

A Haunted House: Treasures of Life


   The short story  "A Haunted House" is story with meaning, by portraying to us

the treasure of life.  When two ghosts are searching through their old house,

looking for their "Treasure", the treasure  or meaning is revealed to us.  The

joy and love shared between two people is the treasure, the treasure of life.

By using irony and stream of consciousness Virginia Woolf is able to reveal the

meaning of the story.


   Virginia Woolf uses a style called the "Stream of Consciousness", revealing

the lives of her characters by revealing their thoughts and associations.   We

learn about the ghosts past by seeing what they thoughts and associated with

there pasts.    For example when they were discussing death she put  " "Here we

slept," she said. And he adds, "Kisses without number." "Waking in the morning_"

"Silver between the trees." "Upstairs-" "In the garden-" "When summer came-" "In

the winter snowtime-" "( A Haunted House Pg. 321). This quote shows us what

places and actions the ghosts associate with  there joy and love.  Using stream

of consciousness gives us a better feeling of what the characters arThis is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!


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