Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs. Dalloway was very influential during the modern era. The story deals with issues inherent to the modern age due to societal changes coming out of the Victorian era.

For instance, the industrial movement brought about a faster paced ecomony and lifestyle, this in turn created more stress. Combined with the stress of societal structure changes, people are going to suffer mentally. Most don't, most people adapt very well to change. However, there are those who don't adapt and fall into mental illness.

This book portrayed the rising issues of the age. It influenced how people thought of mental illness and relationships. The victorian era is really the starting point for the constantly increasing pace of society. The modern age is when people started to reap the results, both good and bad, from this faster pace of living.

Next week, we don't have any assigned reading. However, I will be sharing more insights on the modern era and possibly more on Mrs. Dalloway next week. See you then.