Modren novel . virginia woolf
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Post-World War I British society was very conservative and hierarchical (that means that social class was super important)
Virginia Woolf was a famous English writer.
She was born on 25th January 1882.
Her parents were social and artistic and this environment motivated Virginia Woolf appreciate the art of writing.
• her half-brother sexually abused her . • mental breakdown . • Her first breakdown in 13 was in 1895, when her
mother had died . • In 1897, her step-sister Stella's death , Virginia
had her second breakdown . • The death of her father on 1904 - she was 22 . • Her brother Toby died in 1906 .
• She wrote MRS DALLOWAY when she was 43 .
• In this novel she deals with World War .
• his novel helps the readers to understand the drastic changes that had happened in the Western Society .
• Her work was highly affected by the devastation left by the World War .
• Characterized by opposing : her need for freedom and independence and her class consciousness.
• Her life appears to be an effort towards order and peace, an attempt to overcome her weakness .
Clarissa Dalloway
• A character specifically connected with the war.
• Suffers from headaches and insomnia.
• Finally commits suicide.
Septimus Warren Smith