Peter Walsh

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Peter Walsh is a central character in Virginia Woolf’s novel "Mrs. Dalloway," known for his complex, introspective nature and his fraught, enduring attachment to Clarissa Dalloway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
male character
appearsIn Mrs. Dalloway NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre modernist novel
appearsInTimePeriod post–World War I
associatedWithTheme identity
memory
middle age
regret
time
unrequited love
contrastsWith Clarissa Dalloway NERFINISHED
Richard Dalloway NERFINISHED
createdBy Virginia Woolf NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Mrs. Dalloway NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1925
hasAgeRange middle-aged
hasCreatorNationality British
hasEmotionalConflict between Daisy and Clarissa Dalloway
hasEnduringAttachmentTo Clarissa Dalloway NERFINISHED
hasFictionalUniverse Mrs. Dalloway universe
hasFullName Peter Walsh NERFINISHED
hasGender male
hasNationality British
hasPersonalityTrait emotional
impulsive
introspective
jealous
nostalgic
romantic
self-critical
hasRelationshipWith Clarissa Dalloway NERFINISHED
hasRomanticInterest Daisy NERFINISHED
isEngagedTo Daisy NERFINISHED
isFriendOf Clarissa Dalloway NERFINISHED
isInLoveWith Clarissa Dalloway NERFINISHED
narrativeRole central character
focalizer of interior monologue
occupation civil servant
proposedMarriageTo Clarissa Dalloway NERFINISHED
returnsFrom India NERFINISHED
setIn London, England
surface form: London
symbolizes emotional spontaneity
visitsCity London NERFINISHED
wasRejectedBy Clarissa Dalloway NERFINISHED
wasSuitorOf Clarissa Dalloway NERFINISHED
worksIn India NERFINISHED

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Mrs. Dalloway featuresCharacter Peter Walsh
Mrs. Dalloway mainCharacter Peter Walsh