Mrs. D #9

“For Dr. Holmes seemed to stand for something horrible to him. ‘Human nature,’ he called him” (p140). It is known to the reader that Septimus abhors Dr. Holmes. Septimus feels as though he does not need a doctor; he believes he is not mad. Calling Holmes “human nature” gives the reader a sense that Septimus dislikes the human race. Woolf gives him one of the largest allusions in the novel, referencing everyone in the world. She creates a character who is appalled by the way his kind treats others.