文档介绍：Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway (published on 14 May 1925) is one of the best-known novels written by Virginia Woolf .
It is a novel that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway in post-World War I England.
Created from two short stories, "Mrs. Dalloway in Bond Street" and the unfinished "The Prime Minister," the novel addresses Clarissa's preparations for a party she will host that evening.
With an interior perspective, the story travels forwards and back in time and in and out of the characters' minds to construct an image of Clarissa's life and of the inter-war social structure.
In October 2005, Mrs. Dalloway was included on TIME magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923.
Characters:
Clarissa Dalloway: The fifty-two-year-old protagonist of the novel. She is the wife of Richard and mother of Elizabeth. She spends the anizing a party that will be held that night while also reminiscing about the past. She is self-conscious about her role in London high society.
Richard Dalloway: The disconnected and haughty husband of Clarissa. He is immersed in his work in government.
Lucrezia "Rezia" Smith: The Italian wife of Septimus. She is burdened by his mental illness and believes that she is judged because of it. During most of the novel she is homesick for family and country, which she left to marry Septimus after the Armistice.
Sally Seton: A love interest of Clarissa. She had a strained relationship with her family and spent much time with Clarissa's family in her youth. Sally is married to Lord Rosseter and has five boys. She can be described as feisty as well as a youthful ragamuffin.
Hugh Whitbread: The pompous friend of Clarissa. Like Clarissa, he places much importance on his place in society. He holds an unspecified position in the British Royal household. Although he believes himself to be an essential member of the British aristocracy, Lady Bourton, Clarissa, Richard, and Peter find him to be obnoxious
Elizabeth Dallowa