Septimus Warren Smith
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Septimus Warren Smith is a shell-shocked World War I veteran in Virginia Woolf’s novel "Mrs. Dalloway," whose psychological turmoil and alienation poignantly illustrate the devastating effects of war and modern urban life.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I veteran
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ war veteran ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mrs. Dalloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Clarissa Dalloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consults |
Dr. Holmes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir William Bradshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Virginia Woolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesBy | suicide ⓘ |
| experiences |
emotional numbness
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feelings of guilt ⓘ hallucinations ⓘ persecution by doctors ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Mrs. Dalloway (1925) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
post-traumatic stress
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shell shock ⓘ |
| hasOccupationInFiction | clerk ⓘ |
| hasRelationship | comrade of Evans (killed in the war) ⓘ |
| hasSpouse |
Lucrezia Warren Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rezia Warren Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of medical authority
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death and suicide ⓘ isolation ⓘ memory and trauma ⓘ mental illness ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
alienation
ⓘ
psychological turmoil ⓘ |
| literaryTechniqueAssociatedWith | stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| methodOfSuicide | jumping from a window ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
parallel protagonist to Clarissa Dalloway
ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| represents |
critique of modern urban life
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devastating effects of war ⓘ failure of postwar society to care for veterans ⓘ psychological trauma of World War I ⓘ |
| residesIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | post–World War I London ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conflict between individuality and social conformity
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cost of war on the individual psyche ⓘ inadequacy of contemporary psychiatry ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalLife | early 20th century ⓘ |
| traumaLinkedTo | death of Evans ⓘ |
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