THE FEMALE INNER VOICE AND THE QUEST FOR IDENTITY IN THE WOOLFIAN FICTION
THE FEMALE INNER VOICE AND THE QUEST FOR IDENTITY IN THE WOOLFIAN FICTION
Author(s): Oana Andreea Ghiţă-PîrnuţăSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Fiction, Studies of Literature, Novel, Cultural Essay, Philology, Theory of Literature, British Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: stream of consciousness; inner voice; interior monologue; identity; indirect discourse; present; past; memory; thoughts;
Summary/Abstract: This paper explores the complexity of the human consciousness and the way identity is shaped in Virginia Woolf’s” Mrs Dalloway” by using the free indirect discourse which combines the narrator’s voice with Clarisa Dalloway’s inner voice making it difficult to distinguish between narration and thought. In the present study the focus is laid upon Clarissa’s consciousness highlighting important aspects, such as: the constant movement between present and past memories, the way her thoughts are influenced by emotions and personal relationships, the way she tends to reflect on her relationships with the others and her own identity, her thoughts which are freer and closer to herself when she is alone and her inner voice that becomes more direct reflecting her own personal opinions and social perceptions.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2026
- Issue No: 45
- Page Range: 107-110
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
