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Mrs DallowayThe Summary of

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Clarissa Dalloway, fiftyish, recovering

preparing for a party she will host purchasing flowers remembers marrying Richard

Dalloway instead of Peter Walsh

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2. Meanwhile...

Second storyline : Septimus Smith, a shellshocked war

veteran with his wife Lucrezia Septimus dealing with shellshock hearing voices, depressed a car’s noise paralyzes him, thinks

about his life lost a good friend, an officer, Evans talks to Evans

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3. Clarissa returns home remembers Sally Seton, a special friend,

like each other, kissed once Peter Walsh visits her, while she’s mending

her dress He once told her she would become the

perfect hostess turns out to be accurate They talk about present, but think about past Elizabeth enters (Clarissa’s daughter) Peter leaves.

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4. Peter goes to Regent Park Septimus and Lucrezia are also there. discussing suicide Peter takes them as a young couple

quarreling does not realize anything about Septimus Lucrezia convinced Septimus to see a

psychiatrist , Sir William Bradshaw suggests Septimus to stay in an asylum to

understand better

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5. Meanwhile... Richard Dalloway lunch with Lady Bruton Clarissa upset, not invited Richard wants to go home, tell Clarissa he

loves her. He had never said this. Clarissa sees Elizabeth, studying with her

tutor, Doris Kilman despises him, thinks he takes her daughter

away from her Kilman despises Clarissa

Takes her a bourgeoisie

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6. Meanwhile...

Septimus and Lecrezia wait for the attendants to go to asylum Septimus decides to escape Jumps out the window to his death

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Clarissa's party is on, with Peter and Sally Richard hasn’t told he loved her Sir William and Lady Bradshaw arrive apologize for being late one of his patients commited suicide Clarissa hears this, goes to another room From the room, she sees an old woman preparing for bed The party ends, Clarissa disappointed