Character Diversity in "Mrs. Dalloway"

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The author of this paper argues against the statement that the characters in Virgina Woolf's novel, "Mrs. Dalloway", "are not perfect illustrations either of virtue or of vice." The paper shows that these characters are perfect illustrations of virtue and high merit. Their lives are filled with commonalities that all humans can relate to. The paper argues that this gives Woolf's characters the pizazz that keeps readers coming back for more generation after generation.

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"According to author Jacob Littleton, "the most fundamental fact of Clarissa's psyche is the pleasure she takes in physical, sensual existence." (Twentieth Century Literature. Volume: 41. Issue: 1. p.36).Although the entire novel tells of only one day, Woolf covers a lifetime in her enlightening prose and consistently explains the mystery of the human personality. The narrative of Mrs. Dalloway may be viewed by some as random congealing of various character experiences but, it appears to be a fragmented assortment of images and thought, there is a psychological coherence to the deeply layered novel. Part of this coherence can be found in Mrs. Dalloway's psychological tone which is tragic and human in nature."

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