"Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf

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This paper discusses how "Mrs. Dalloway" portrays London's tradition of social oppression, particularly focusing on the issues of gender oppression and the oppression of poverty and class discrimination between London's peasants and the elite class. The paper discusses how, in the novel, oppression becomes an option and a way of life for Clarissa Dalloway as a result of the war's devastation. The paper further highlights how oppression was so deeply embedded in the English psyche that it become an acceptable and expected behavior among the English people.

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Introduction
The City as a Manifestation of Clarissa's Deliberate Choice to be Subjugated
The City as a Cloak, Hiding the Realities of Poverty and Stratification

From the Paper:

"In the novel "Mrs Dalloway," the character of Clarissa Dalloway figured as the most dominant element in the author Virginia Woolf's narrative. In it, readers are able to witness the life as it occurred to English society during its post-World War I years. However, in the midst of the recovery of the nation lies a deep-seated tradition of social oppression, which has been initially left not confronted by the society, but experienced first-hand after the war has ended. Thus, during its post-war years, English society is undergoing the stress of experiencing the loss of lives, livelihood, and re-establishing the nation from where it had left off, prior to the start of World War I."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Kostkowska, J. (2004). "Scissors and silks," "Flowers and trees," and "Geraniums Ruined by the War": Virginia Woolf's Ecological Critique of Science in "Mrs Dalloway." Women's Studies, Vol. 33, Issue 2.
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• Woolf, V. E-text of "Mrs Dalloway." University of Adelaide Library Electronic Texts Collection. Available at: http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/w/w91md/w91md.zip.

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