Clarissa Emotional or Emotionless
Clarissa Dalloway’s emotions, as seen throughout the novel, made her truly human. ... This display of extreme emotional reaction towards what life throws at us is normal human tendency. ... The novel opens with a very zealous Clarissa, announcing to the world her love of life and appreciating London’s images as she walks to get her flowers. ... Peter & Richard thought the parties were like silly, frivolous things which Clarissa enjoys. ... Nevertheless, Clarissa definitely showed, through her actions, that she was happy and content with her life. ... Though Clarissa appeared to love, she seems to avoid and even condemn love in her personal life. ... After all the years that have passed since this event, Clarissa still attributes the most exquisite moment of her life to this event and her friendship with Sally. ... Clarissa chose Richard because he offered a life where she would have to give the least of herself. ... Dalloway; not even Clarissa anymore; this being Mrs. ... Probably from Clarissa’s point of view, she had something more valuable that hasn’t been taken from her. ... Clarissa was able to cope and even commend herself for the decision she made. ... Bradshaw, like Clarissa, was once vibrant. ... Clarissa’s feelings towards Peter is one which I considered to be somewhere in between her love (eros) for Sally and her love (agape) for Richard. Peter and Clarissa certainly had a bond that she lacked in her marriage. ... Peter’s memory of Clarissa’s prejudiced reaction to the news of the unconventional pregnancy prior to marriage was very much like her. Sally pleaded with Peter to save Clarissa from becoming reduced to a perfect hostess and saw in her a potential to rise above the petty social conventions and become a real individual. ... Clarissa refused to be subjected to something she had no knowledge of and she chose to stay behind and leave the ideas of a meaningful life she shared with Sally & Peter in their youthful dreams. While it may be true that Clarissa loves life, her only saying so does not make it worth anything. By loving only the concept of life, Clarissa avoids giving any part of herself to another person. ... Both Clarissa & Ms. ... Clarissa was certainly a very sentimental and vulnerable character. ... Here, the main difference between Septimus’ and Clarissa’s characters is depicted. ... Clarissa, as well as everyone who’s thoughts were given to us in the novel, regularly conduct mental arguments. ... The letter also showed a side of Clarissa which is evident all throughout the novel.