Clarissa's Dual Personalities of"Clarissa"and"Mrs.Dalloway":A Discussion on the Resurrection of Clarissa's Soul
Virginia Woolf's Mrs.Dalloway is a speculative stream-of-consciousness novel,where the protagonist's introspective perspective shifts between"Clarissa"and"Mrs.Dalloway",revealing her contradictory attitudes towards life:in a world filled with the elite,she appreciates and loathes herself as well.The verse"Fear no more the heat o'the sun,Nor the furious winter's rages"appears frequently in Clarissa's fleeting thoughts,witnessing her every inquiry,doubt,and contemplation of the essence of life.It is not until the unexpected intrusion of Septimus's death into her life that she finally understands the meaning of life.In the profound shock,she feels that her soul has died,yet at the same time,she realizes her dead soul is awakening.The novel unfolds around Clarissa's dinner party,which begins in the name of"Mrs.Dalloway"and ends with the appearance of"Clarissa",thereby implying the theme of Clarissa's soul's resurrection.
Virginia WoolfMrs.DallowayClarissaMrs.Dallowayinner perspectiveSeptimusImogen
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