About Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway is one of Virginia Woolf’s most acclaimed works, a groundbreaking piece of literature that challenges social conventions and defies literary norms.
In this novel, readers follow 51-year-old Clarissa Dalloway through a single day in London as we explore her thoughts and feelings about past love affairs and missed opportunities. We also meet a host of other powerful female characters, each with their education and ambitions, as we witness their struggles for independence and satisfaction. Virginia Woolf also nods to same-sex relationships, as Clarissa muses over a past love with a woman named Sally Seton.
And finally, through the story of male secondary character Septimus Warren Smith, we witness a remarkable portrait of a World War I veteran with PTSD, a rare occurrence in literature for the era.
With its complex themes and stream-of-consciousness narrative, Mrs. Dalloway is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand Virginia Woolf’s talent.
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Virginia Woolf (1882 – 1941) is considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in using the stream-of-consciousness narrative technique.
But why read Virginia Woolf today? The short answer is that she remains one of the leading woman writers of her era. She brought to light important social issues about women’s rights, gender equality, and sexual identity and wasn’t afraid to ask questions. Many readers still feel that these questions are just as relevant to today, and by reading Virginia’s work, we can remain in tune with injustice and the need for progress.
Beyond that, there are Virginia’s well-documented struggles with mental health, which eventually led her to take her own life. Again, she writes on this subject in a way that is still powerful today.