![]() ![]() The single character that is not affected by this is the woman singing at the Regent’s Park Tube station, since she sings the same song over and over again, as a testament of the circularity of life and time. All the people in the story, except for one, are in distress at the notion of time. ![]() Essentially, the novel is made up from all the memories, thoughts and interactions that tie one character to another. The book is not divided by chapters, but by the sound of the clock as it strikes during certain hours. One of the most significant motifs of the novel is represented by Big Ben. Instead, we get a glimpse inside the minds of the characters and we get to know their most intimate and private thoughts that extend far back in time. Despite this, most of the action does not happen during the summer day that is described in Mrs Dalloway. One of the most important aspects that places an emphasis on the notion of ‘time’ is the fact that the narration of the book is set during the length of a single day. In Mrs Dalloway, the theme of time is the crucial standpoint from which the whole story evolves. ![]() Starting from Virginia Woolf’s quote, we notice in her work an interest in differentiating between clock time and psychological time and presenting these two elements in opposition. ![]()
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