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Mrs. Dalloway - Paper

Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway is a complex story dedicated to a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, in her attempts to throw a party and her constant filtering thoughts about others, society and her life choices. There are many layered themes and motifs, notably including time and the use of flowers and trees, but one that I have just picked up on would be Virginia Woolf's use of water to enhance the meaning of the novel. I was not so sure in the first section of reading, but after the second section I am more confident in my initial idea.

The use of water in Mrs Dalloway is used to blend everyone's thoughts together and also symbolizing the wave-like aspect of time. For example, when Rezia is making ...

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to the strong ocean tide and fall under the pressures of society, namely Septimus and Lady Bradshaw. I also believe the chimes of Big Ben were compared to water, or a flood marking the hour.

The use of water throughout the novel not only enhances the symbolic nature and themes of the novel, but also reflects the fluidity of the novel itself, especially eith the language and connection of thoughts between ...

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Added: 2/3/2014 10:29:57 AM
Submitted By: ahmadbawatneh
Category: Book Reports
Type: Free Paper
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