- "There remained only the window, the large Bloomsbury-lodging house window, the tiresome, the troublesome, and rather melodramatic business of opening the window and throwing himself out." (p. 149)
Throughout the story,
Septimus has been mentally ill and once Dr. Holmes arrives,
Septimus is forced to make the decision of either committing suicide or killing his soul.
Septimus has experienced emotional damage ever since the war, constantly fights insanity, and ultimately, has given into the pressure of society. It is interesting that Virginia Woolf writes about the topic of suicide because later on in her life, she takes her own. Claiming to hear voices and the inability to concentrate, Woolf becomes depressed and eventually kills herself by walking into a river with her coat pockets filled with stones.
Septimus' character shows multiple similarities that Woolf is said to have experienced.
Works Cited:
"Virginia Woolf."
Wikipedia. Web. 28 Sept. 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Woolf.
Photo Credit:
George Charles Beresford. Photograph. Wikipedia. Web. 28 Sept. 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Charles_Beresford10.jpg.
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