Ramsay goes against him, and rather than supporting him, “she flew in the face of the facts”. By specifically choosing the verb “to fly,” Woolf conjures up the image of the monster, “that sudden fierce black-winged harpy, with its claws and its cold, hard beak that struck and struck at you” (184), James saw in his father when he was a child. Because Mrs. Ramsay treats her husband like her own child, constantly coddling him, Mr. Ramsay feels attacked every time she opposes him in the case of the trip to the lighthouse. He perceives aggression from his wife and tries to counteract this with his own. Mr. Ramsay thinks she "lied" and begins to question her honesty. He overreacts, thinking that by not being logical she is "[giving] hope to her children", treating the situation as if she had done something horrible. “He stamped his foot on the stone step,” which is a very childish reaction. The significance of this once again implies that Mr. Ramsay is like another child of Mrs. Ramsay, not his wife. It's ironic though, because before, he considered her inferior to him because of her womanly spirit, which she also accepts. Mr. Ramsay curses her out of frustration, but this frustration is both with her and with himself. He wonders why he is so angry with her for going against his own desires. This reveals Mr. Ramsay's insecurity about his wife, the woman who is there for him in times of need, questioning his logical choices. He understands for a brief moment