VirginiaWoolfVirginiaWoolf達(dá)洛維夫人mrs-dalloway課件AnApproachtoMrs.DallowayVirginiaWoolfI.BriefIntroduction

II.AnalysisofMrs.DallowayIII.CommentIV.Q&AAnApproachtoMrs.DallowayViVirginiaWoolf

MaterofStreamofConsciousness”

1882-1941VirginiaWoolfI.BriefIntroduction.MrsDalloway(publishedon14May1925)isanovelbyVirginiaWoolfthatdetailsadayinthelifeofClarissaDallowayinpost-WorldWarI

England.ItisoneofWoolf'sbest-knownnovels.Createdfromtwoshortstories,"MrsDallowayinBondStreet"andtheunfinished"ThePrimeMinister",thenovel'sstoryisofClarissa'spreparationsforapartyofwhichsheistobehostess.Withtheinteriorperspectiveofthenovel,thestorytravelsforwardsandbackintimeandinandoutofthecharacters'mindstoconstructanimageofClarissa'slifeandoftheinter-warsocialstructure.I.BriefIntroduction.MrsDallPlotSummaryClarissaDallowaygoesaroundLondoninthemorning,gettingreadytohostapartythatevening.ThenicedayremindsherofheryouthatBourtonandmakesherwonderaboutherchoiceofhusband;shemarriedthereliableRichardDallowayinsteadoftheenigmaticanddemandingPeterWalshandshe"hadnottheoption"tobewithSallySeton.Peterreintroducestheseconflictsbypayingavisitthatmorning.SeptimusWarrenSmith,aveteranofWorldWarIsufferingfromdeferredtraumaticstress,spendshisdayintheparkwithhisItalian-bornwifeLucrezia,wheretheyareobservedbyPeterWalsh.Septimusisvisitedbyfrequentandindecipherablehallucinations,mostlyconcerninghisdearfriendEvanswhodiedinthewar.Laterthatday,afterheisprescribedinvoluntarycommitmenttoapsychiatrichospital,hecommitssuicidebyjumpingoutofawindow.Clarissa'spartyintheeveningisaslowsuccess.Itisattendedbymostofthecharactersshehasmetinthebook,includingpeoplefromherpast.ShehearsaboutSeptimus'suicideatthepartyandgraduallycomestoadmiretheactofthisstranger,whichsheconsidersanefforttopreservethepurityofhishappiness.PlotSummaryClarissaDallowayDearest,IfeelcertainthatIamgoingmadagain:Ifeelwecan’tgothroughanotherofthoseterribletimes.AndIshan’trecoverthistime.Ibegintohearvoices,andcan’tconcentrate.SoIamdoingwhatseemsthebestthingtodo.Youhavegivenmethegreatestpossiblehappiness.Youhavebeenineverywayallthatanyonecouldbe.Idon’tthinktwopeoplecouldhavebeenhappiertillthisterriblediseasecame.Ican’tfightitanylonger,IknowthatIamspoilingyourlife,thatwithoutmeyoucouldwork.AndyouwillIknow.YouseeIcan’tevenwritethisproperly.Ican’tread.WhatIwanttosayisthatIoweallthehappinessofmylifetoyou.Youhavebeenentirelypatientwithmeandincrediblygood.Iwanttosaythat-everybodyknowsit.Ifanybodycouldhavesavedmeitwouldhavebeenyou.Everythinghasgonefrommebutthecertaintyofyourgoodness.Icantgoonspoilingyourlifeanylonger.Idon’tthinktwopeoplecouldhavebeenhappierthanwehavebeen.Dearest,IfeelcertainthatI達(dá)洛維夫人mrs-dalloway課件ThemesThenovelhastwomainnarrativelinesinvolvingtwoseparatecharacters(ClarissaDallowayandSeptimusSmith);withineachnarrativethereisaparticulartimeandplaceinthepastthatthemaincharacterskeepreturningtointheirminds.ForClarissa,the"continuouspresent"(GertrudeStein'sphrase)ofhercharmedyouthatBourtonkeepsintrudingintoherthoughtsonthisdayinLondon.ForSeptimus,the"continuouspresent"ofhistimeasasoldierduringtheGreatWarkeepsintruding,especiallyintheformofEvans,hiscomrade.ThemesThenovelhastwomainnMentalillnessSeptimus,astheshell-shockedwarhero,operatesasapointedcriticismofthetreatmentofmentalillnessanddepression.WoolflashesoutatthemedicaldiscoursethroughSeptimus'declineandsuicide;hisdoctorsmakesnapjudgmentsabouthiscondition,talktohimmainlythroughhiswifeanddismisshisurgentconfessionsbeforehecanmakethem.ReziaremarksthatSeptimus"wasnotill.DrHolmessaidtherewasnothingthematterwithhim".Woolfgoesbeyondcriticizingthetreatmentofmentalillness.UsingthecharactersofClarissaandRezia,shemakestheargumentthatpeoplecanonlyinterpretSeptimus'shell-shockaccordingtotheirculturalnorms.ThroughoutthecourseofthenovelClarissadoesnotmeetSeptimus.Clarissa'srealityisvastlydifferentfromthatofSeptimus;hispresenceinLondonisunknowntoClarissauntilhisdeathbecomesidlechatatherparty.Byneverhavingthesecharactersmeet,Woolfissuggestingthatmentalillnesscanbecontainedtotheindividualswhosufferfromitwithoutotherswhoremainunaffectedeverhavingtowitnessit.MentalillnessSeptimus,astheMentalillnessThisallowsWoolftoweavehercriticismofthetreatmentofthementallyillwithherlargerargument,whichisthecriticismofsociety'sclassstructure.HeruseofSeptimusasthestereotypicallytraumatizedmanfromthewarisherwayofshowingthattherewerestillremindersoftheFirstWorldWarin1923London.TheseripplesaffectMrs.Dallowayandreadersspanninggenerations.Shellshockorposttraumaticstressdisorderisanimportantadditiontotheearly20thcenturycanonofpost-warBritishLiterature.TherearesimilaritiesinSeptimus'conditiontoWoolf'sstruggleswithbipolardisorder(theybothhallucinatethatbirdssinginGreekandWoolfonceattemptedtothrowherselfoutofawindowasSeptimusdoes).Woolfeventuallycommittedsuicidebydrowning.Woolf'soriginalplanforhernovelcalledforClarissatokillherselfduringherparty.Inthisoriginalversion,Septimus(whomWoolfcalledMrs.Dalloway's"double")didnotappearatall.MentalillnessThisallowsWoolExistentialissuesWhenPeterWalshseesagirlinthestreetandstalksherforhalfanhour,henotesthathisrelationshiptothegirlwas"madeup,asonemakesupthebetterpartoflife."Byfocusingoncharacters'thoughtsandperceptions,Woolfemphasizesthesignificanceofprivatethoughtsratherthanconcreteeventsinaperson'slife.MostoftheplotinMrsDallowayisrealizationsthatthecharacterssubjectivelymake.Fueledbyherboutofillhealth,ClarissaDallowayisemphasizedasawomanwhoappreciateslife.Herloveofparty-throwingcomesfromadesiretobringpeopletogetherandcreatehappymoments.Hercharm,accordingtoPeterWalshwholovesher,isasenseofjoiedevivre,alwayssummarizedbythesentence"Thereshewas."SheinterpretsSeptimusSmith'sdeathasanactofembracinglifeandhermoodremainslighteventhoughshehearsaboutitinthemidstoftheparty.ExistentialissuesWhenPeterWFeminism

Asacommentaryoninter-warsociety,Clarissa'scharacterhighlightstheroleofwomenastheproverbial"AngelintheHouse"andembodiessexualandeconomicrepressionandthenarcissismofbourgeoiswomenwhohaveneverknownthehungerandinsecurityofworkingwomen.Shekeepsupwithandevenembracesthesocialexpectationsofthewifeofapatricianpoliticianbutsheisstillabletoexpressherselfandfinddistinctioninthepartiesshethrows.HeroldfriendSallySeton,whomClarissaadmiresdearly,isrememberedasagreatindependentwoman:Shesmokedcigars,oncerandownacorridornakedtofetchhersponge-bagandmadebold,unladylikestatementstogetareactionfrompeople.WhenClarissameetsherinthepresentday,sheturnsouttobeaperfecthousewife,havingmarriedaself-maderichmanandgivenbirthtofivesons.FeminismAsacommentaryoniHomosexualityClarissaDallowayisstronglyattractedtoSallyatBourton—34yearslater,shestillconsidersthekisstheysharedtobethehappiestmomentofherlife.Shefeelsaboutwomen"asmenfeel",butshedoesnotrecognizethesefeelingsassignsofhomosexuality.Similarly,SeptimusishauntedbytheimageofhisdearfriendEvans.Evans,hiscommandingofficer,isdescribedasbeing"undemonstrativeinthecompanyofwomen".ThenarratordescribesSeptimusandEvansbehavingtogetherlike"twodogsplayingonahearth-rug"who,inseparable,"hadtobetogether,sharewitheachother,fightwitheachother,quarrelwitheachother..."JeanE.Kennardnotesthattheword"share"couldeasilybereadinaForsteranmanner,perhapsasinForster'sMauricewhichshowstheword'suseinthisperiodtodescribehomosexualrelations.KennardisonetonoteSeptimus'"increasingrevulsionattheideaofheterosexualsex",abstainingfromsexwithReziaandfeelingthat"thebusinessofcopulationwasfilthtohimbeforetheend."HomosexualityClarissaDallowayPART1BackgroundPART1BackgroundModernliteratureTime:1910-1945

CharacteristicsofModernismModernliteratureoftenfeaturesamarkedpessimism,aclearrejectionoftheoptimismapparentinVictorianliterature.ModernliteratureoftenmovesbeyondthelimitationsoftheRealistnovelwithaconcernforlargerfactorssuchassocialorhistoricalchange，thisisprominentin"streamofconsciousness"writing.ModernliteratureTime:1910-194

TheModernismemphasisonaradicalindividualismwhichcanbeseeninthemanyliterarymanifestos，suchasRichardHollenbeck's“FirstGermanDadaManifesto”of1918.

ModernliteratureattemptedtomovefromthebondsofRealistliteratureandintroduceconceptssuchasdisjointedtimelines.Modernistliteraturedevelopedastylethatcanbecharacterizedbyapreoccupationwithstylisticnovelty,formalfragmentation,multipleperspectives,andalternativestotraditionalnarrativeforms.MocriticismHerworkwascriticisedfor

epitomizingthenarrowworldoftheupper-middleclassEnglishintelligentsia.belackinginuniversalityanddepth,withoutthepowertocommunicateanythingofemotionalorethicalrelevancetothereader,asananti-Semite,criticismHerworkwascriticisPeterWalshRichardDallowaySallySetonClarissaDallowayElizabethDallowayPeterWalshRichardDallowaySalSeptimusSmithLucreziaDr.HolmesWilliamBradshawClarissaDallowaySeptimusSmithLucreziaDr.HolmClarissaDallowayClarissaDallowayClarissaDalloway

Theheroineofthenovel,Clarissaisanalyzedintermsofherlife,personality,andthoughtprocessthroughoutthebookbytheauthorandothercharacters.Clarissaenjoysthemoment-to-momentaspectoflifeandbelievesthatapieceofherremainsineveryplaceshehasvisited.Shelacksacertainwarmth,butisacaringwomanwhoistouchedbythepeoplearoundherandtheirconnectiontolifeingeneral.Clarissafeelsthatherpartiesarehergifttotheworldandisproudtoshareherselfwithothers.

ClarissaDallowayTheheroineClarissaAndSallyClarissaAndSallySallySeton/LadyRosseter

Asayoungwoman,shewasClarissa'sbestfriend,stayingwithClarissaatBourtonbecauseshewasconsiderablypoorerthanClarissa.Sallyenjoyedcausingaraucousbymakingoutrageousclaimsandactingonarebelliousinstinctthatledhertosmokecigars,runnakeddownthehalls,anddoothercrazystuntsthatwerenotcondonedbyClarissa'srelatives.SherepresentsClarissa'struebutunfulfilledlove.Asanolderwoman,shehassurprisinglymarriedawealthymanandhadafamily,thoughsheretainsmanyofherspiritedqualities.

SallySeton/LadyRosseterAsRichardDalloway

Clarissa'shusband,Richardisinlovewithhiswifebutfeelsuncomfortableshowinghisaffection.Amemberofthegovernment,hecontinuallymustattendcouncils,committees,andimportantmeetings.HeiscalledonbyLadyBrutonforcounsel,butisviewedbySallySetonasnotreachinghispotential.SheandPeterfeelthathewouldhaveratherbeeninthecountryonafarm.Clarissawasattractedtohimforhisdirectideas,commandofsituations,andfacilitywithanimals.RichardDallowayClarissa'shuPeterWalsh

Clarissa'sbeaubeforeRichard,PeterdoesnotseeClarissaoftenaftertheirbreakup.HehadmovedtoIndia,married,separated,andthenfalleninloveagain.Thedayofthenovel,hereturnstoLondonandvisitsClarissa.ThereisstillanintensitybetweenthemandPeterrevealslatertoSallySetonthatClarissaruinedhislifebyrefusingtomarryhim.HerethinksmuchoftheirtimeatBourtonanddecidestoattendClarissa'spartyeventhoughhehatesherparties.Hewaitstheentirepartyjusttospeakwithherorbenearher.PeterWalshClarissa'sbeaubElizabethDalloway

ClarissaandRichard'sdaughter,sheisdescribedasstrangelydarkandexoticlooking.Shegarnersmuchattentionfromsuitorsbutwouldratherspendhertimeinthecountrywithherfatheranddogthanathermother'sparty.SheisclosetoMissKilmanbutfindsMissKilmanoddandawkwardattimes.Shesometimesimaginesthatshemaybeaveterinariansothatshecancareforanimals.ElizabethDallowayClarissaaSeptimusSmithOftenconsideredClarissa'sdoppelganger,Septimuswasasuccessful,intelligent,literaryyoungmanbeforeWorldWarI.Duringthewar,hewinsmanyhonorsandfriends.Afteragoodfriend,Evans,iskilled,herealizesthathecannolongerfeel.MarryingReziainanattempttomoveon,Septimusneverregainsanemotionalattachmenttotheworld.ThecouplemovesbacktoLondonandSeptimusreturnstohisgoodjob,butheslowlyslipsintofurtherdepthsofdespairandhorror.Hehearsvoices,namelyofEvans,andbecomesextremelysensitivetocolorandnaturalbeauty.Thedoctorscompoundhisproblemsbyignoringthem,andtheybecometheembodimentofevilandhumanity,inhismind.WhenDr.Holmespushesintohishometoseehim,Septimusthrowshimselfoutthewindowtohisdeath.SeptimusSmithOftenconsidereLucreziaWarrenSmith

Septimus'wife,LucrezialivedinItalybeforemarryingandmadehatswithhersister.Sheisyoungandfunloving,butbecomesseriouslyhumiliatedandsadwhenSeptimusstartsslippingintoinsanity.Shewantedanormalmarriagewithchildren,notamanwhotalkstohimself.Whentheyfirstmet,hehadintroducedhertoShakespeareandlistenedtoher.Reziatriestoprotectherhusbandfromthedoctors,but,intheend,shecannot.LucreziaWarrenSmithSeptimusSirWilliamBradshaw

TheesteemedpsychologistwhotreatsSeptimusafterDr.Holmes,BradshawrecommendsrestinthecountryforSeptimussohecanbereorientedtoBradshaw'sstrictidealofproportion.HerecognizesthatSeptimusisseriouslysufferingfrompost-waranguish.HeishatedbySeptimusbecauseherepresentshumanityalongwithHolmes,byReziabecausehetriestoseparatethecouple,andbyClarissabecausehemakesthelivesofhispatientsintolerable.SirWilliamBradshawTheestethestory

PART4thestoryPART4Sussex，England

1941Sussex，England1941VirginiaWoolfbeginsherlastnovel,Mrs.Dalloway.VirginiaWoolfbeginsherlastLeonardhasnursedherthroughherillnesses,"doesnotdemandwhatshecan'tprovide"andsoisalwaysgentlewithher.LeonardhasnursedherthroughShedeterminestomovebacktoLondon,bettertodiethere"ravingmadthanevaporateinRichmond."ShedeterminestomovebacktoShedrownsherselfintheriver.ShedrownsLosAngeles

1951LosAngeles

LaurareadsthebeginningofMrs.Dalloway,"tryingtoloseherself."

LaurareadsthebeginniLauraandRichiebegintomakethebirthdaycakeforherhusbandDan.LauraandRichiebegintomakeShethinksaboutcommittingsuicide,butrejectstheidea.ShethinksaboutcommittingsuLauraeventuallyabandonsherfamily.LauraeventuallyabandonsherNewYorkCity

2001NewYorkCityClarissabuysflowersforthepartysheisgivingforherbest

friendandformerloverRichard.RichardhasgivenherthenicknameMrs.Dalloway

ClarissabuysflowersfortheRichardisdyingofAIDS.Heisnotsurehehasthewillorthestrengthtoaccepthisaward,whichheinsists,heisgettingbecausehehasAIDSandnotbecauseofhisliterarytalents.RichardisdyingofAIDS.HeiRichardadmitsthathefeelslikeafailure,tellsClarissahelovesher,leansfurtheroutthewindow.RichardadmitsthathefeelslFacethelifeandloveit.Facethelifeandloveit.PART5Thought-provokingandemotivePART5Thought-provokingandemThought-provokingandemotiveAwoman'swholelifeinasingleday,justoneday,andinthatday,herwholelife.

It'sonthisday,thisdayofalldays,herfatebecomescleartoher.

Mrs.Dallawaysaid"Shewouldbuytheflowersherself”.Thought-provokingandemotiveVirginiaWoolf—choosetodieSomeonehastodieinorderthattherestofusshouldvaluelifemore.It'scontrast.

Youcannotfindpeacebyavoidinglife.

Mrs.Dallawaysaid"Shewouldbuytheflowersherself”.

Thought-provokingandemotiveVirginiaWoolf—choosetodieThThought-provokingandemotiveMylifehasbeenstolenfromme.I'mlivinginatownIhavenowishtolivein...I'mlivingalifeIhavenowishtolive...Howdidthishappen?ButifitisachoicebetweenRichmondanddeath,Ichoosedeath.

Mrs.Dallawaysaid"Shewouldbuytheflowersherself”.Thought-provokingandemotiveMThought-provokingandemotiveDearLeonard.Tolooklifeintheface.

要把人生看透，Alwaystolooklifeintheface一定要永遠(yuǎn)真實(shí)地直面人生，andtoknowitforwhatitis.了解人生的本質(zhì)，Atlasttoknowit.當(dāng)你終于了解人生，Toloveitforwhatitis,就能真正的熱愛生命，andthen,toputitaway.然后才舍得放下。

Mrs.Dallawaysaid"Shewouldbuytheflowersherself”.Thought-provokingandemotiThought-provokingandemotiveLeonard.Alwaystheyearsbetweenus.Alwaystheyears.Alwaysthelove.Alwaysthehours.

Mrs.Dallawaysaid"Shewouldbuytheflowersherself”.Thought-provokingandemotiThought-provokingandemotiveLauraBrown—choosetoescape

LauraBrown:"We'rebakingthecakefordaddy,toshowhimthatwelovehim."RichieBrown:"Otherwisehewon'tknow?"LauraBrown:"That'sright."

Mrs.Dallawaysaid"Shewouldbuytheflowersherself”.Thought-provokingandemotiveLThought-provokingandemotive"Itwouldbewonderfultosayyouregretted.Itwouldbeeasy.Whatdoesitmeantoregretwhenyouhavenochoice?It'swhatyoucanbear.Andthereitis.Noone'sgoingtoforgiveme.itwasdeath.Ichoselife."

Mrs.Dallawaysaid"Shewouldbuytheflowersherself”.Thought-provokingandemotive"Thought-provokingandemotive

ClarissaVaughan—choosetohugeSally,IthinkI'llbuytheflowersmyself.Thatiswhatwedo.Thatiswhatpeopledo.Theystayaliveforeachother.

Mrs.Dallawaysaid"Shewouldbuytheflowersherself”.Thought-provokingandemotiveThought-provokingandemotiveIrememberonemorninggettingupatdawn,therewassuchasenseofpossibility.Youknow,thatfeeling?AndIrememberthinkingtomyselfthisisthebeginningofhappiness.Thisiswhereitstarts.Andofcoursetherewillalwaysbemore.Itneveroccurredtomeitwasn'tthebeginning.Itwashappiness.Itwasthemoment.Rightthen.

Mrs.Dallawaysaid"Shewouldbuytheflowersherself”.Thought-provokingandemotiveIPART6Motifs&SymbolsPART6Motifs&SymbolsMotifsMotifsarerecurringstructures,contrasts,orliterarydevicesthatcanhelptodevelopandinformthetext'smajorthemes.SymbolsSymbolsareobjects,characters,figures,orcolorsusedtorepresentabstractideasorconcepts.MotifsMotifsarerecurringstFlowersafamousopeninglineFlowershavedifferentconnotationsforeachofthemajorcharacters:

Virginia,therosesaroundthebedofthedeadbirdsignifyrestandfunerealblankness.

Clarissa,shebringsRichardflowerstobrightenhisdarkapartment,andshebringssomehometospruceupherownapartment.

Laura,sheputstherosesonthebirthdaytableforDanasawaytomakeupforthementaldistancebetweenherselfandherfamily.FlowersafamousopeninglineFlLaura'sCakeLaurawantsthecakeshemakesforDantofulfillherdesireformeaninginherroleasamother,cook,andhousewife.ShebecomesfuriouswhenthissecondcakeisruinedafterDanspitsonitasheblowsoutthecandles.ThecakeforcesLauratoconsidertheideathatjusthavingafamilywillnotbeenoughforher.Laura'sCakeLaurawantsthecaRichard'sChairRichard'sdecayingarmchairrepresentshisdeclininghealthandmentalprowess.Perhapsifhecanholdontothechair,hecanholdontohope.Thoughitsmellslikeit'srotting,Richardrefusestothrowitout.Richard'sChairRichard'sdecayTheDeadBirdVirginiaseesthedeadbirdasasymbolofdeathandbecomesfascinatedwiththewaythethrush'sbodybecomessmallerandseemslessimportantafteritdies.Atthatmoment,Virginiadecidessheisnotreadytochoosedeath,butultimatelyshedoesdecidetotakeherownlife.TheDeadBirdVirginiaseesthePART7streamofconsciousnessPART7streamofconsciousnessstreamofconsciousnessThecontinuousflowofsense‐perceptions,thoughts,feelings,andmemoriesinthehumanmindAliterarymethodofrepresentingsuchablendingofmentalprocessesinfictionalcharacters,usuallyinanunpunctuatedordisjointedformofinteriormonologue

streamofconsciousnessThecoInthepsychologicalsensethestreamofconsciousnessisthesubject‐matterwhileinteriormonologueisthetechniqueforpresentingitAlarecherchedutempsperdu

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ThePortraitofaLady(1881)DaisyMiller(1878)AndsoonHenryJames(1843-1916)HisworTHANKYOU!THANKYOU!作品欣賞謝謝觀看！作品欣賞VirginiaWoolfVirginiaWoolf達(dá)洛維夫人mrs-dalloway課件AnApproachtoMrs.DallowayVirginiaWoolfI.BriefIntroduction

II.AnalysisofMrs.DallowayIII.CommentIV.Q&AAnApproachtoMrs.DallowayViVirginiaWoolf

MaterofStreamofConsciousness”

1882-1941VirginiaWoolfI.BriefIntroduction.MrsDalloway(publishedon14May1925)isanovelbyVirginiaWoolfthatdetailsadayinthelifeofClarissaDallowayinpost-WorldWarI

England.ItisoneofWoolf'sbest-knownnovels.Createdfromtwoshortstories,"MrsDallowayinBondStreet"andtheunfinished"ThePrimeMinister",thenovel'sstoryisofClarissa'spreparationsforapartyofwhichsheistobehostess.Withtheinteriorperspectiveofthenovel,thestorytravelsforwardsandbackintimeandinandoutofthecharacters'mindstoconstructanimageofClarissa'slifeandoftheinter-warsocialstructure.I.BriefIntroduction.MrsDallPlotSummaryClarissaDallowaygoesaroundLondoninthemorning,gettingreadytohostapartythatevening.ThenicedayremindsherofheryouthatBourtonandmakesherwonderaboutherchoiceofhusband;shemarriedthereliableRichardDallowayinsteadoftheenigmaticanddemandingPeterWalshandshe"hadnottheoption"tobewithSallySeton.Peterreintroducestheseconflictsbypayingavisitthatmorning.SeptimusWarrenSmith,aveteranofWorldWarIsufferingfromdeferredtraumaticstress,spendshisdayintheparkwithhisItalian-bornwifeLucrezia,wheretheyareobservedbyPeterWalsh.Septimusisvisitedbyfrequentandindecipherablehallucinations,mostlyconcerninghisdearfriendEvanswhodiedinthewar.Laterthatday,afterheisprescribedinvoluntarycommitmenttoapsychiatrichospital,hecommitssuicidebyjumpingoutofawindow.Clarissa'spartyintheeveningisaslowsuccess.Itisattendedbymostofthecharactersshehasmetinthebook,includingpeoplefromherpast.ShehearsaboutSeptimus'suicideatthepartyandgraduallycomestoadmiretheactofthisstranger,whichsheconsidersanefforttopreservethepurityofhishappiness.PlotSummaryClarissaDallowayDearest,IfeelcertainthatIamgoingmadagain:Ifeelwecan’tgothroughanotherofthoseterribletimes.AndIshan’trecoverthistime.Ibegintohearvoices,andcan’tconcentrate.SoIamdoingwhatseemsthebestthingtodo.Youhavegivenmethegreatestpossiblehappiness.Youhavebeenineverywayallthatanyonecouldbe.Idon’tthinktwopeoplecouldhavebeenhappiertillthisterriblediseasecame.Ican’tfightitanylonger,IknowthatIamspoilingyourlife,thatwithoutmeyoucouldwork.AndyouwillIknow.YouseeIcan’tevenwritethisproperly.Ican’tread.WhatIwanttosayisthatIoweallthehappinessofmylifetoyou.Youhavebeenentirelypatientwithmeandincrediblygood.Iwanttosaythat-everybodyknowsit.Ifanybodycouldhavesavedmeitwouldhavebeenyou.Everythinghasgonefrommebutthecertaintyofyourgoodness.Icantgoonspoilingyourlifeanylonger.Idon’tthinktwopeoplecouldhavebeenhappierthanwehavebeen.Dearest,IfeelcertainthatI達(dá)洛維夫人mrs-dalloway課件ThemesThenovelhastwomainnarrativelinesinvolvingtwoseparatecharacters(ClarissaDallowayandSeptimusSmith);withineachnarrativethereisaparticulartimeandplaceinthepastthatthemaincharacterskeepreturningtointheirminds.ForClarissa,the"continuouspresent"(GertrudeStein'sphrase)ofhercharmedyouthatBourtonkeepsintrudingintoherthoughtsonthisdayinLondon.ForSeptimus,the"continuouspresent"ofhistimeasasoldierduringtheGreatWarkeepsintruding