DIP: 18.02.29/20261101 
DOI: 10.25215/2455/110129 
Abstract
Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway (1925) offers a profound exploration of women’s consciousness and social roles within the patriarchal framework of early twentieth-century England. Through the fragmented narrative structure and stream-of-consciousness technique, Woolf exposes the inner conflicts of her protagonist named Clarissa Dalloway who grapples with societal expectations and her own suppressed desires. The novel’s portrayal of domesticity, marriage, and mental health becomes a subtle critique of gender norms that restrict female individuality and self-expression. By applying feminist literary criticism, this paper examines how Woolf dismantles the illusion of stability in upper-class domestic life and articulates the silent resistance of women seeking meaning beyond social conventions. The essay also considers Woolf’s modernist style as a political act of reclaiming female subjectivity and redefining womanhood in literature.
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