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London, Unwanted marriage, Religious References, Environmental progression…
London
Mrs. Dalloway
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The characters Clarissa and Septimus, though being of different social classes both are suffering
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Clarissa goes through a sense of transformation later on in life, gaining a deeper understanding of her past and current life
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The Buddha of Suburbia
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Karim struggles with who he is due to him being mixed-race, lower class, and unsure of his sexuality
we come to see Karim grow as a person, lacking in development
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Haroon, though being Muslim, performs as this Buddhist to entertain the higher ranks, impress Eva, and gain social status himself
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Hard Times
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In this world, individuality and imagination has been stripped from the peoples minds; shows how people become products of their environment
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NW
NW changes the main character often, from Leah, to Felix, to Natalie, etc, with their own specific writing style and tone; this shows the different interworking's of everyone's mind
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Characters like Leah often feel alienated from classmates and even her husband due so her social class
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The Drowned World
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Social hierarchy no longer exists in this world, it is nothing but a memory
as the book progresses more and more, temperatures rise along with the sea levels
Through the use of dreams, Ballard's book stretches psychological life through millions of years
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Religious References
"...attacked by alligators and giant bats, a second Adam searching for the forgotten paradises of the reborn sun" (pg 198)
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Strangman has Satan undertones, and even a snake is seen right before his first appearance
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Mrs. Dalloway approaches the switching with more fluidity, can switch from characters like Clarissa, Septimus, and Rezia, within a single paragraph; showing how many lives are going on simultaneously
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