摘要
本論文試圖透過比較維吉妮亞吳爾芙(Virginia Woolf)自己和她的小說，戴洛維夫人(Mrs. Dalloway)中的兩個重要人物來探討吳爾芙的內心世界。論文檢視小說家的終生掙扎和焦慮情緒需要找到出口，透過克萊麗莎戴洛維(Clarissa Dalloway)和賽普提姆史密斯(Septimus Smith)反映出伍爾夫同樣經歷了創傷，婚姻中的溝通問題，及有自殺的念頭。戴洛維夫人這本小說開始於主角克萊麗莎在她一生中一天的生活所做的活動，回憶和感受。次要情節則環繞在另一名角色賽普提姆史密斯，一名戰後回到家鄉後有生活適應困難的退役英雄。吳爾芙使用這兩個角色來表達她對當時的社會，人與人之間的關係及婚姻，當時醫生執業的方式，生命與死亡的問題的意見。一方面，伍爾夫將她自己比較光明的一面投射在熱衷規劃、舉辦派對宴會的克萊麗莎。另一方面，作者將她自己比較黑暗的一面投射在患有精神崩潰，並最終結束自己生命的賽普提姆。在小說最終時，克萊麗莎在她的派對上得知賽普提姆自殺的消息使兩個原本不相關的人物意識終究殊途同歸。賽普提姆的自殺和克萊麗莎對其的反應，提供讀者能更深入了解吳爾芙企圖透過她的創作天份與世界溝通。

Abstract
This thesis is an attempt to probe into Virginia Woolf’s inner world through comparing the author with two important characters in her novel, Mrs. Dalloway. It examines the novelist’s lifelong struggles and anxious needs for emotional outlets, as reflected through Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Smith, who, like Woolf, also undergo traumatic experiences, communication problems in marriage, and have suicidal ideas. Mrs. Dalloway begins with the title character, tracing the activities, reflections and feelings on a single day in her life. The subplot then centers on
Septimus Smith, a war hero who has difficulties adjusting to his life again back home. Woolf uses these two characters to convey her opinions about her society, relationship and marriage, contemporary medical practices, and questions of life and death. On the one hand, Woolf projects the relatively brighter side of herself in Clarissa, who loves to make plans and hosts parties. On the other hand, the novelist projects the darker side of herself in Septimus, who as a veteran suffers from a nervous breakdown and eventually takes his own life. The two originally unrelated characters converge at the end of the novel when Clarissa hears the news of Septimus’ suicide at her party. Septimus’ suicide and Clarissa’s reaction to it provide the readers insight into Woolf’s attempt at communication through her creative talents.

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