Mrs Dalloway — Characters, Themes, and Ideas (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Protagonist of Mrs Dalloway
Protagonist of Mrs Dalloway
Clarissa Dalloway, 52-year-old London hostess
Time span Mrs Dalloway covers
Time span Mrs Dalloway covers
A single day in June
What Clarissa buys at novel's start
What Clarissa buys at novel's start
Flowers for her evening party
Clarissa's husband & his role
Clarissa's husband & his role
Richard Dalloway, conservative Member of Parliament
Septimus Warren Smith's relation to Clarissa
Septimus Warren Smith's relation to Clarissa
Psychological double (they never meet)
Septimus's mental condition
Septimus's mental condition
Shell shock (PTSD) from WWI
How Septimus dies
How Septimus dies
Throws himself from a window in Regent's Park
Clarissa's parties described as her
Clarissa's parties described as her
'Offering to life' - creating connection & meaning
What Big Ben's chimes represent
What Big Ben's chimes represent
Public, mechanical time vs. subjective consciousness
Sally Seton's kiss significance to Clarissa
Sally Seton's kiss significance to Clarissa
'Most supreme moment of her life' - same-sex attraction