Main theme of Mrs.Dalloway.

1. SRI KAILASH WOMEN’S COLLEGE SRI KAILASH WOMEN’S COLLEGE SRI KAILASH WOMEN’S COLLEGE SRI KAILASH WOMEN’S COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH MRS. DALLOWAY BY VIRGINIA WOOLF MRS. DALLOWAY BY VIRGINIA WOOLF MRS. DALLOWAY BY VIRGINIA WOOLF MRS. DALLOWAY BY VIRGINIA WOOLF THE THEME OF TIME AND MENTAL THE THEME OF TIME AND MENTAL ILLNESS ILLNESS - -PRESENTED BY PRESENTED BY ABINAYA .A ABINAYA .A

3. What is literature? What is literature? ØLiterature is a term , comes from latin word ‘litera’which means acquiantance with literature. ØLiterature can be defined as “piece of writing that are valued as works of art, especially novels, plays and poems.” ØLiterary types or genres are; vFiction ,Essay, vpoetry, and Drama, & ect…

4. Modern literature or Modernism Modern literature or Modernism ØModern age (1901-1960). ØWorld war -1(1914-1918). ØEmergence of new nations. ØWomen rights issues. ØModernism was influenced by karl marx and charles darwin theories. ØPsychoanalytic theories. ØThe age of war and disillusionment. ØThe age of innovations.

5. Modern Novel Modern Novel ØMost important and popular literary modernism. ØOnly literary form which can compete with the popularity of the Film and Radio. ØThe development of psychology . ØThe modern man prefers the novel form. ØThe stream of consciousness technique arised in the 20th century. ØIntroduced by William james and used by Virginia woolf ØThe modern novel is realistic and psychological.

6. The Modern Novelists The Modern Novelists ØThe modern novelists are divided into three; ØThe Ancestors ; H.G.Wells, Joseph Conrad, Henry James, Arnold Bennett. ØTransitionalists; James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Aldous Huxley. ØThe Moderns; William Somerset Maugham, J.B. Priestly, Graham Green, Charles Morgan.

8. VIRGINIA WOOLF VIRGINIA WOOLF Ø Born : 1882, Died :1941. Ø One and only ‘Woman writer’ among all men in modern age. Ø One of the foremost modernistsof the 20th Century. Ø Central figure of the ‘Bloomsbury Group’. Ø Contributed to modernism. Ø She used ‘Stream of consciousness’. Ø Impressed by Ulysses. Ø Gifted with poetic temperament.

9. Most Famous works Most Famous works • The voyage out (1915) First work • Mrs. Dalloway (1925) First matured work in her 13 age Length y Essay • A Room of one’s Own (1929)

10. Mrs. Dalloway Mrs. Dalloway

11. Mrs. Dalloway Mrs. Dalloway ØCreated from two short stories : ‘Mrs. Dalloway in the Bond street’ and ‘The Prime Minister’. ØPublished in 1925 . It’s one of Woolf’s best known Novels. ØGenre : Psychological Novel. ØTone : Melancholic. ØPOV : Third person omniscient. ØNarrative Techniques : Perspectivism , Introspection, Stream of consciousness. ØSetting : A day in June, 1923 and summer in 1890’s in London and Bourton.

13. Characters In Mrs. Dalloway Characters In Mrs. Dalloway vClarissa Dalloway vSeptimus warren Smith vLucrezia vSally Saton vRichard Dalloway vHugh Whitbread vElizabeth Dalloway vDr. Holmes vSir William Bradshaw vMillicent Bruton

14. An Overview An Overview Ø A Single day summary starting early in the Morning , Just as Big Ben strikes and concluding that evening, at Clarissa Dalloway’s party. Ø This story explores the oppression of women in their society. Ø The main concepts are : ØThe Time and Mental illness Ø The Past ØCommunication ØPost-war society ØMemories and Isolation ØSuicide and Death.

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16. Theme of time Theme of time ØThis Novel was ‘an experiment’ with the time. ØHere , Time is both the act and actor; character and concept. ØThe action of the novel is confined within “the narrow compass of a single day.” ØThe Passing of time – “The chimming of Big Ben.” ØThree kinds of times are : Ø Clock time Ø Psychological time Ø The historic time.

17. Symbols of time Symbols of time ØMedium of flashbacks and memories. ØIt is a mingling of present experience and memory. ØTakes place in one day but transported into other places and times by the characters inner thoughts and monologues. ØSeveral characters over the course of a day. ØTime is circular. ØBig Ben : sounds ; clarissa’s fear on death. ØAging : change. ØThe woman in Regent’s Park.

19. Mental illness Mental illness Ø Mental illness is a general term to describe various ‘Psychological abnormalities and disorders.’ Ø Mental illness is a common theme in Woolf’s novel as Mrs. Dalloway is no exception. Ø Throughout the novel, Woolf tries to show the ‘Quality of her illness’ in the form of a novel and through the life of characters such as ; qSeptimus Warren Smith (A shell shock war veteran) qClarissa Dalloway (A Politician’s Wife )

20. Evidence Evidenceof Mental illness of Mental illness Ø Clarissa has many ‘Pessimistic views’ in society. Ø Oppression and Depression. Ø Septimus warren was suffered by PTSD/ Shell Shock. Ø Post- War anxiety and Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder. Ø Septimus ‘Double of Woolf .’ Ø She tries to show complete figure of her illness. Ø Actually , the novel gives Woolf the opportunity to explain her illness and to represent it .

21. Symbols in Mrs. Symbols in Mrs. Dalloway Dalloway Flowers & Trees The Prime Minister Water & An airplane Peter’s Pocket knife Street, Room & Window

22. Famous Quotes Famous Quotes • “The whole world turn might have turned upside down” Woolf • “Fear no more the heat of the sun . Life was good.” Cymbeline by shakespeare • “She would buy the flowers herself.” Clarissa Dalloway

24. CLOSURE CLOSURE The novel gives an evident of multiple flashbacks including clarissa’s flashbacks. It is very dangerous to live for only one day. - -Clarissa