Ecological feminist literary criticism is a theory combined with ecological criticism and feminist criticism. New conclusion or enlightenment will be found for literary criticism by this theory. Based on ecological feminist, this essay will analyze some parts from Wolf#8217;s To the Light House. It will not only fully demonstrate the author#8217;s opinion of ecological feminist, but also explain the profound thinking of Wolf about art and life.

The study of To the Light House can be divided into two parts: first is about general judgment, including Wolf#8217;s creative idea, literary proposition and how her life experience affect her works. Second is comments about works, including the artistic achievement and technique of expression. Among them, studies about narrative structure and writing method received much attention, including studies about stream of consciousness, feminism, internal monologue and poetic structure. The interpretation and studies of Wolf#8217;s works are mainly about To the Light House and Mrs.Dalloway. Although these studies have deeply analyzed the theme and artistic technique, few discussed Wolf#8217;s ecological feminist opinion and its technique of expression.

In this case, the author takes To the Light House as an object of study and tries to analyze the relevant contents to interpret Wolf#8217;s ecological feminist opinions shown in this book. The book contains three parts: The Window, Time Passes, and The Lighthouse. It seems that there is nothing excited or amazing described in this book and all the reality and associated thinking are about normal life. However, it#8217;s easy to see that the author changes its narrative perspective very often and the frequent uses of metaphor and symbolization, which makes it worthy to read.

There are three kinds of opposition in this novel: the opposition between human and nature, human and human and human and society. This essay will focus on these three parts to see the deep understanding of the nature and human#8217;s mental, which is exactly the opinion of ecological feminist. The three oppositions are diminished at the end of the story. After the trip to the lighthouse, connections between human and nature and human have been enhanced, which shows Wolf#8217;s desire to eliminate the gap between male and female and reconstruct a harmonious society. So Mr.Ramsey is no longer a rational philosophy professor, but a amiable father. He takes the children to the lighthouse and changes from a indifferent and self-central scholar into a kind person. He gives James encouragement and compliment and shares lunch with shabby fisherman. James reconciles with Mr.Ramsey and Lily shows kindness to him. All people aspire from the lighthouse, which indicated Mrs.Ramsey#8217;s spirit. They embrace love, warmth and understanding. Such ending is a subversion to patriarchy and an advocation to the harmonious relationship between men and nature and men and women.

To the Light House deeply demonstrates Wolf#8217;s ecological feminist opinions. It breaks the limitation of time and shows depth and width. Wolf advocate ecology awareness and feminist consciousness, deconstruct the opposition between human and nature and male and female and construct a society with balanced ecology and healthy relationships between male and female.