6 mrs dalloway themes, motives, symbols

literature

1. Themes, Motifs, Symbols Mrs Dalloway

2. Themes Communication vs Privacy Realization Fear of Death Oppression Sanity vs Insanity (Depression)

3. Themes – Communication vs Privacy Especially Clarissa and Septimus Struggle to find the balance Parties vs Inner World of Clarissa Inner world : fragmented

4. Themes - Realization WWI – The invincible British Empire? Falsified Those who still believe that : Aunt Helena, Lady Bruton, Richard  OLD!!! Clarissa, Peter, Septimus  traditions collapsed Richard  wants to write about British Military Family  THE PAST!!!

5. Themes – Fear of Death Clarissa, Septimus, Peter... Clarissa  goes paranoid sometimes  praises death through Shakespeare « Fear no more the heat o’ the sun / Nor the furious winter’s rages . » (Cymbeline)  seen a lot of deaths, family members  thinks living is dangerous

6. Themes - Oppression Clarissa and Septimus, social oppression Religion, science, social traditions Miss Kilman – Religious oppression – wants to convert everyone, kill Clarissa (for a moment) Sir William – Scientific oppression – his conception of the world  never to be challenged Patriarchal English Society

7. Themes Sanity vs Insanity Clarissa vs Septimus

8. Motifs Time Doubling Shakespeare

9. Motifs - Time Very important motif Big Ben (symbol) – sounds – death any moment Aging – change The woman in Regent’s Park Humans know no boundaries of time Singls like eternally Time is circular

10. Motifs - Shakespeare Hopeful way of addressing death

11. Symbols The Prime Minister – old ways Peter’s pocket knife - indecisiveness Old Woman in the Window – privacy, loneliness, independence