ok i need some help understanding some things in Virginia Woolf's novel To the lighthouse . im only on page 87 but i dont really know whats going on! can someone give me a quick overview????

Having never read it I can't help you directly, but try Sparknotes, just don't plagiarize (No offense if you know this, I'm at the university level of education and people still do it...)

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/lighthouse/