... go much deeper. But not for her; not yet anyhow" (P. 188.) When Clarissa returns home to the small attic room she is secluded and lonely. She thinks of her experiences with Sally with whom she had been intimately involved. Sally is presented as Clarissa's inspiration to think for herself, ... Woolf strived to illustrate the vain artificiality of Clarissa's life and her involvement in it. The detail given and thought provoked in one day of a woman's preparation for a party, a simple social event, exposes the flimsy lifestyle of England's upper classes at the time of the novel. Even though...

• Word Count: 2690
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... go much deeper. But not for her; not yet anyhow" (P. 188.) When Clarissa returns home to the small attic room she is secluded and lonely. She thinks of her experiences with Sally with whom she had been intimately involved. Sally is presented as Clarissa's inspiration to think for herself, ... Woolf strived to illustrate the vain artificiality of Clarissa's life and her involvement in it. The detail given and thought provoked in one day of a woman's preparation for a party, a simple social event, exposes the flimsy lifestyle of England's upper classes at the time of the novel. Even though...

• Word Count: 2609
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School