This document compares the characters of Mrs. Ramsay from Virginia Woolf's novel "To the Lighthouse" and Sunanda from the Hindi story "Patni" by Jainendra. Both Mrs. Ramsay and Sunanda are portrayed as traditional housewives who sacrifice their own desires and dreams for their families. They take care of their husbands and children without complaint, even though their husbands do not appreciate their efforts. While Mrs. Ramsay acts as a unifying force, Sunanda's inner thoughts reveal her longing for freedom and independence that she is unable to attain. Both characters exemplify the selfless nature and sacrifices expected of women in their respective societies.

1. Comparison between Mrs.Ramsay
and Sunanda :-
Heerva Bhatt
M.A. Sem.3
Smt.S.B.Gardi Department of English,
Bhavnagar,MKBU.

2. Virginia Woolf :-
● Adeline Virginia Woolf was a
British writer, a pioneer in the
use of Stream of Consciousness
as a narrative device.
● The novel includes little
dialogue and almost no
action;most of it is written as
thoughts and observations.

3. Mrs.Ramsay (“To The Lighthouse”)
• She is a superwoman. Her Primary goal is to
preserve her youngest son‘s sense of hope.
• She acts as a unifying force in the novel.
• Mrs.Ramsay emerges from the novel’s opening
pages not only as a woman of great kindness and
tolerance but also as a protector.
• She behaves similarly to each of her guests,
even those who do not deserve or appreciate
her kindness.

4. Jainendra:-
 Jainendraji is a well-known Hindi writer.He
wrote novels and short stories too.
 As a man of literature,he is very suggestive,
with Psychological touch he symbolizes the
things very well.
 After Premchandji,he is another Prominent
name in Hindi Literature.

5. Sunanda (“पत्नी ” ):-
‘पत्नी’(The wife) is a very
famous story of him.
Sunanda is a symbol of an
Indian house wife –Indian
woman-who sacrifices
everything-her will and
wishes,her dreams and self-
respect-for her husband and for
her family.

6.  Jainendraji very suggestively draws the surroundings
along with Sunanda’s inner emotions.See here are some
example-
 अंगीठीकी आग राख हुई जा रही है।
 सोचने को है तो यही कक कोयले बुझ न जाए ।
 उत्साह उसके ललए अपररचचत है।वह उसके ललए कु छ दूरकी वस्तु
है,स्पृहणीय,मनोरम और हररयाली।
 वह स्वतंत्रताको समझना चाहती है, पर उसको न भारतमाता समझमें
आती है, न स्वतंत्रता समझमें आती है।
 आपत्तिशून्य भावसे पततके साथ त्तवपदा पर त्तवपदा उठाती रही है।

7. Comparison between Mrs.Ramsay and
Sunanda :-
 Mrs.Ramsay and Sunanda both are
traditional house-wives .
 They both sacrifices everything-their will
and wishes,their dreams and self-respect-
for their husband and for their family.
 Their husbands hardly caring for their wives
and families!

8.  Their husbands did not care for their wives’
discomfort or their day today difficulties to
run the family smoothly.
 They both obeys their husbands, takes
every care possible.

9. Conclusion :-
प्रसादजीकी ‘कामायनी’ की तरह ‘नारी तुम
के वल श्रद्धा हो’ या मैचथलीशरण गुप्तजीकी- ‘अबला
जीवन हाय तुम्हारी यही कहानी आँचलमें है
दूध,आंखोमें पानी ।’
के सारे गुण –सेवा,समपॅण,वेदना and
sincerity ,sacrifice, selflessness we have see
in both the characters Mrs.Ramsay and
Sunanda.

10. Thank you.