Primary Characters
Vivacious, self-reflective, cares about what people think of her
Who is Clarissa Dalloway?
Condescending, probably shouldn’t be a doctor
Who is Dr. Holmes?
Character looked at through Queer Theory
Sally Seton
What do flowers symbolize?
How short life is
The house that Clarissa and her friends stayed at in the past
PTSD, guilt, feels trapped by trauma with no mental health resources
Who is Septimus Warren Smith?
Condescending, somewhat more understanding than Dr. Holmes
Dr. William Bradshaw
Character looked at through Feminist Lens
Clarissa Dalloway
Nature
Septimus's escape
Septimus and Rezia's house
What is Tottenham Court Road?
Narcissistic, romantic, in love with Clarissa
Who is Peter Walsh?
Emotionally self-restricting, traditional worldview, parliamentarian
Richard Dalloway
Character looked at through a Psychological Lens
Peter Walsh
"The Hours" and clocks
Running out of time to accomplish things
The place where Septimus and Rezia frequent
What is the Park?
Lonely, isolated, cares for loved ones
Who is Rezia Warren Smith?
Wealthy aristocrat, politically involved, conservative
Hugh Whitbread
Character looked at through a Historical lens
Septimus Warren-Smith
Class/Social Roles examples
Clarissa/Septimus, Elizabeth/Ms. Kilman
Where Clarissa's party takes place
What is Clarissa’s House?
Used to be ambitious & independent, has become what she didn’t want
Who is Sally Seton?
Lower class, emotionally dependent, pathetic
Doris Kilman
Character(s) looked at through a Moral/Intellectual Lens
Dr. Holmes & Dr. Bradshaw
Examples of postwar reconstruction
Shared public trauma over plane scare
The era Mrs. Dalloway takes place
Post-WW1