Mrs._Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway In Virginia Woolf’s novel, Mrs. Dalloway, she portrays numerous complicating and intriguing passages in which she presents the readers with many questions and confusing scenarios. One particular section that I feel is very problematic and controversial, but also very interesting, is the passage in which Clarissa Dalloway discusses two major components that destroy one’s privacy of soul: love and religion. Love, as she sees it, destroys the soul. Clarissa illustrates this idea through a middle-aged man, Peter Walsh, who is very emotionally attached to her. For Clarissa, Peter destroys her privacy by wanting to know everything and completely possessing her soul. In addition, Clarissa feels that religion can also destroy one’s privacy. For instance, Mrs. Kilman, a bitter old woman, continually tries to know Clarissa’s faults and sins. For me, this section has been very disturbing and frustrating; however, because of Clarissa Dalloway, I am now beginning to understand why she feels the way she does. What bothers me is the fact that a person can never completely know someone. You may think you know everything about them, but in actuality, everyone has secrets. Privacy of soul has been a theme throughout this novel, and it’s in this section dalloway, clarissa, privacy, love, soul, one, religion, very, peter, know, however, people, kilman, destroy, woman, passage, one’s, about, 126, way, understand, think, read, never, find, room, feels, everything, because, walsh, take, saying, myself, mrs, life