Exercises at page 514 from making waves 

1-What is missing in conventional novels?

According to Virginia Woolf conventional novels miss the thing we seek, that is life or
love, truth or reality.

2-How does Virginia Woolf describe life?

She describes life as a" luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope
surrounding us from the beginning to the end".

3- What does Woolf mean by "the life on Monday or Tuesday"?

She refers to the everyday life of common people.

4-What is the task of the novelist and how should fiction be written?

The novelist's task is to be free and to base his work upon his own feelings and not upon
conventions, in this way fiction has no plot no comedy no love interest.