Mrs Dalloway – Themes (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Woolf's narrative technique
Woolf's narrative technique
Stream-of-consciousness
Nature of memory in Mrs Dalloway
Nature of memory in Mrs Dalloway
Unreliable and subjective
Septimus's trauma manifestation re: Evans
Septimus's trauma manifestation re: Evans
Hallucinations and visions
Novel's structural framework
Novel's structural framework
Big Ben's chiming marking the hours
Two types of time Woolf presents
Two types of time Woolf presents
Objective (chronos) & psychological (kairos)
1920s term for PTSD in the novel
1920s term for PTSD in the novel
Shell shock
Sir William Bradshaw's treatment methods
Sir William Bradshaw's treatment methods
Rest cures and isolation
Link between Clarissa & Septimus
Link between Clarissa & Septimus
Shared mental illness experience & alienation from society
How the dead continue to exist (Woolf's view)
How the dead continue to exist (Woolf's view)
Through memories of survivors
Setting: time and place of Mrs Dalloway
Setting: time and place of Mrs Dalloway
Single day, June 1923, London