The idea of mental illnesses is a concept that is still, even in this day and age, not fully understood by most of society, even though it is fairly common. In order to find an immediate “cure” we turn to countless doctors, psychiatrists, and even…
Essays on Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf
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McEwan’s Atonement and Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway both effectively use with chance, coincident, and accident as plot developments and narrative tools Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway uses chance and coincident as narrative tools. Woolf creates tunnels between characters which are linked through shared chance experiences, such as a…
How does Woolf present the relationship between men and women in the novel Mrs. Dalloway? Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway highlights the unequal relationship between men and women living in the post-WWI period in London. The novel is set in 1923, three years after women have…
“Holmes was coming upstairs. Holmes would burst open the door… So that was Dr. Holmes.” (Woolf 149-151) This passage from Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway portrays the view of mental illnesses at the time of Woolf’s life. The character of Dr. Holmes is used to show…
Best topics on Mrs. Dalloway
Author
Virginia Woolf
Country
United Kingdom
Original language
English
Genre
Novel, Psychological Fiction
Publication date
14 May 1925
Major Characters
Septimus Warren Smith, Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway, Richard Dalloway, Hugh Whitbread, Rezia Warren Smith
Plot
The story follows Clarissa Dalloway, an upper-class housewife, one day she walks through her London neighborhood to prepare for the party she will host that evening. On her return from flower shopping, she meets an old suitor and friend, Peter Walsh, stopped by her house unexpectedly.
