Question

How does Virginia Woolf depict the inner world of a woman in Mrs. Dalloway? assignment ​

Answer 1

She depicts the inner world through motherhood.

• The value of motherhood to Mrs. Dalloway in the story is that it gives her life a sense of meaning in certain respects.
• She does not, spend much time with her daughter. Her daughter was almost a trophy for her to show at her parties, as if to demonstrate that she had met all of the standards of a well-bred woman of her generation.
• She married a wealthy man, had a child, and is a consummate hostess who throws many parties. But stil, she was also jealous of Elizabeth’s relationship with Doris.
• Elizabeth's lack of concern about how she dressed and handled people coming for lunch reflected poorly on Dalloway's expected performance or how she thought others view her in terms of Elizabet's upbringing.