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Mrs dalloway pages6/3/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Clarissa is also preoccupied with death even as she goes about the business of enjoying life, making small talk, and throwing parties. Peter Walsh fears growing old and dying, and so tries to pretend he is young and invincible by living in fantasies and pursuing younger women. In his inner dialogue Septimus sees himself as a godlike figure who has gone from “life to death,” and his situation as a former soldier shows how the death and violence of World War I have corrupted his mind. The obvious example of this is Septimus, who suffers from mental illness and ends up killing himself. Though much of the novel’s action consists of preparations for a seemingly frivolous party, death is a constant undercurrent to the characters’ thoughts and actions. ![]()
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