Mrs. Dalloway
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- Parallels in the Relationships of Mrs. Dalloway, The HoursInspired by Woolf's classic novel Mrs. Dalloway, Michael Cunningham provides his interpretation of the characters in The Hours. Although he stylizes the plot to his own taste, the similarities between the two novels are hardly inconspicuous.
- Calling Sanity into QuestionMrs. Dalloway may best be interpreted as a novel which calls into question societal assumptions about sanity and insanity, while arguing the two to be divided by a very fine line.
- Book Club Party: Mrs. DallowayBase your book club party on a book about a party, Mrs. Dalloway. This is a guide to Mrs. Dalloway inspired food, activities and decorations.
- Repetition as Social Criticism in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. DallowayThis essay draws from Alex Zwerdling's 1977 essay, "Mrs. Dalloway and the Social System," examining how Virginia Woolf uses repetition to criticize the rigid social ladder in Britain in "Mrs. Dalloway."
- The Modern Sense of Self in Literature and ArtThe modern age was a time of general disillusionment toward social institutions and established beliefs.
- Modernist Literature in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. DallowayThe Modernist thoughts and techniques used by Virginia Woolf in her novel, Mrs. Dalloway.
- Unconventional Love in Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfA look at love in Mrs. Dalloway as opposed to in Victorian novels.
Analyzing Themes in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway and WaterlandIn examining Virginia Woolf's character, Clarissa Dalloway, an exciting study can be made. Clarissa is shown in different contexts in three very distinct works.- Comparison of Societies Portrayed in the Brave New World and Mrs. DallowayIn Brave New World, the powerful technological society influenced and controlled the people. In Mrs. Dalloway, the social order was the determiner of the way in which people lived.
Writing Like Speaking: Never the Opposite in Mrs. DallowayThis is an analytical assertion that "speech-like" writing can be more effective than less omniscient narrative. The study attempts to show that Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Wolff is an example of a text that reaches through the boundaries of genre and narrative.- Social Isolation as a Hindrance and Catalyst to Welfare in Mrs. DallowayHow social isolation impacts the idea of "welfare" in Mrs. Dalloway
- Putting the Mrs. In Mrs. Dalloway: An Exploration of Socialization and Marriage in the NovelTerm paper on the social interaction of characters in Mrs. Dalloway and how it affects the marriages of the two main couples.
- Mrs. Dalloway: Virginia Woolf as a Modernist WriterExplains why Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway is Modernist literature.
- Communication, Manners, and the Meaning of Life in the Novel Mrs. DallowayWoolf's novel highlights the middle-class search for meaning, the ridiculous institution of "the gentleman," and the struggle to communicate in a society devoted to maintaining appearances.
Ten Books You Should Read This SummerThis is not a list of my favorite books, or the best books in the world. It is, however, a list of books that are fantastic reads, and ones that you should consider reading while you have some down-time this summer.- The Draftsman Writing Column: Session Two, a Fresh PerspectiveOften in both fiction and non-fiction writers are seeking outlets for the grind of writing every day. This article explains how it can be beneficial to escape the desk on occassion, and see the world.