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MRS DALLOWAY
Main Characters
Clarissa Dalloway:
Middle-aged woman
Lives in London
Organizes a party
Loves life but feels trapped
Septimus Warren Smith:
Young soldier from World War I
Has mental problems
Feels sad and alone
Ends his life (suicide)
PLOT
One day in Clarissa’s life
Her thoughts and Septimus’s thoughts
Clarissa hears about Septimus’s death
She understands the meaning of life
Chooses to keep living
Author: Virginia Woolf
English writer
Known for her modern style
Uses "stream of consciousness"
Main Themes
Women’s role:Clarissa is wife
and hostess Feels not free
War trauma: Septimus shows pain from war
Epiphany: Understands life is beautiful and short,
Clarissa sees death as part of life
STYLE
Stream of consciousness
Focus on inner thoughts
Mix of past and present