Clarissa Dalloway
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Clarissa Dalloway is the introspective, upper-class London woman at the center of Virginia Woolf’s novel "Mrs. Dalloway," known for her reflections on time, memory, and the constraints of society.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Dalloway | 1 |
| Virginia Woolf’s character Clarissa Dalloway | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| ageInMrsDalloway | in her early fifties ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Mrs. Dalloway
NERFINISHED
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The Voyage Out NERFINISHED ⓘ short stories by Virginia Woolf ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
gender roles
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identity ⓘ marriage ⓘ memory ⓘ mental health ⓘ mortality ⓘ social class ⓘ the passage of time in a single day ⓘ time ⓘ |
| child | Elizabeth Dalloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Sally Seton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Septimus Warren Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectionType | parallel consciousness in Mrs. Dalloway ⓘ |
| createdBy | Virginia Woolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Voyage Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerSuitor | Peter Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influencedBy | social expectations of upper-class women ⓘ |
| internalConflict |
regret over past choices
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tension between inner life and social role ⓘ |
| knownFor |
awareness of social constraints
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introspection ⓘ reflections on time and memory ⓘ social parties ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | iconic figure of modernist fiction ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | focal consciousness in stream-of-consciousness narrative ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | hosts an evening party in Mrs. Dalloway ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mrs. Dalloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfMainWork | Hogarth Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingOfLife | post–World War I London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| spouse | Richard Dalloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the constraints of patriarchal society
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the fragmentation of modern consciousness ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalLife | early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Richard Dalloway
this entity surface form:
Virginia Woolf’s character Clarissa Dalloway