Mrs Dalloway & The Hours (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Pub. year of Mrs Dalloway
Pub. year of Mrs Dalloway
1925
Year Mrs Dalloway is set in
Year Mrs Dalloway is set in
1923
Stream-of-consciousness technique
Stream-of-consciousness technique
Fluid movement between characters' thoughts w/o clear transitions
Septimus Warren Smith's condition
Septimus Warren Smith's condition
Shell shock (now PTSD)
British soldiers died in WWI
British soldiers died in WWI
Over 700,000
Yr voting rights extended to women (UK)
Yr voting rights extended to women (UK)
1918
Time multiplicity meaning
Time multiplicity meaning
Layers past & present experiences via sensory triggers
Flowers symbolise in Mrs Dalloway
Flowers symbolise in Mrs Dalloway
Life, fertility, fleeting beauty
Big Ben's chimes symbolise
Big Ben's chimes symbolise
Public vs private time; relentless forward movement
Free indirect discourse
Free indirect discourse
Blurs boundary between narrator & character voices