Mrs. D #2

“Such things happen to every one. Every one has friends who were killed in the War. Every one gives up something when they marry” (p66). The “War” alluded to here is World War I. Mrs. Dalloway takes place in the 1920’s, not long after this war had ended. The effect the War had on the world is incredible. Rezia is annoyed that her husband, Septimus, acts as if his friend was the only person lost in the war. She reassures herself that everyone has lost something, and also that her husband is going mad. She has given this up through their marriage. It is doubtful that Woolf did not lose a friend in the war. She could be alluding to moments from her life, including sacrifices she had made by marrying.