"Mrs. Dalloway"

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The paper introduces and analyzes the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf. The paper specifically discusses the place of Septimus Warren Smith in the novel, not only in terms of plot but also in terms of his importance to the book's theme. The paper comments that Septimus Smith represents the insane world in this novel, while Clarissa Dalloway represents the "sane" world and all that it represents, from settling for someone without passion, to the details of a highly social lifestyle. The paper notes that Septimus is insane, but he sees the world with a clarity that Mrs. Dalloway does not, and he serves as a commentary on society and morals at the time the novel was written.

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"She felt glad that he had done it; thrown it away" (Woolf 186). Ultimately, Woolf shows that while Clarissa and Septimus seem far removed from each other in their lives and outlook, they really could be one in the same. Septimus brings Clarissa some of his own fear of not feeling, and shows that Clarissa has those same feelings inside herself. She is able to surmount them and enjoy life, while Septimus is not. However, inside, they could be twins, and he brings her this knowledge by his "appearance" at her party, which causes her to question and pull apart her own life."

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• "Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf.

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