... " in her early fifties. She contemplates the decisions she made thirty years ago. The man, intended by the author to be Clarissa's "double," is the shell-shocked war veteran Septimus Warren Smith who suffers delayed flashbacks over the wartime death of a comrade. The novel follows parallel stories of Clarissa and her "double," whom she has never met. Their lives are connected ... the progress of Clarissa and Septimus: "It was precisely twelve o'clock, twelve by Big Ben...twelve o'clock struck as Clarissa Dalloway laid her green dress on her bed, and the Warren Smiths walked down Harley S...

• Word Count: 2217
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... her intellectual opposition to organized religion. Throughout Mrs. Dalloway, religion plays a vital role in the development of plot structures and characters. Most importantly, however, is the religious attributes encompassing Septimus Warren Smith. Recurring Christian imagery surrounding Septimus calls to mind the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. These images allow readers to draw the conclusion that Septimus works as a Christ figure within the ... his judges; the victim exposed on the heights; the fugitive; the drowned sailor; the poet of the immortal ode; the Lord who had gone from life ...

• Word Count: 1491
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

... suddenly a car backfires in front of the flower shop. The car does not draw only Clarissa´s attention, but also that of the strollers outside the flower shop, among which Septimus Warren Smith, the shell-shocked World War I veteran, is present. So the car serves as a connection point insofar as the narrator shifts between the minds of Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus, allowing ... ...

• Word Count: 2383
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... education, a subtle acknowledgment of the accusation of brainlessness that Peter leveled at the upper class sensibilities. The next character that is introduced also relates to the theme of failure, Septimus Warren Smith, a young English veteran suffering from the delayed effects of shell shock. Septimus" life and condition is regarded as a failure by Lucrezia, his wife, and by society that should be ... ...

• Word Count: 1603
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... overwhelmed minds. Page 16: the narrator, neutral, distanced ("Yet rumours were at once in circulation from the middle of Bond Street to Oxford Street on one side -) --> page 17: Septimus Warren Smith ("who found himself unable to pass, heard him- -And there the motor car stood, with drawn blinds, and upon them a curious pattern like a tree, Septimus thought -) --> page 18: his ... ...

• Word Count: 2469
• Approx Pages: 10