Mrs. Dalloway vs. Howie
We briefly mentioned this idea during class, but I thought it was interesting comparing Mrs. Dalloway's satisfaction in life to Howie's. In my opinion, I think Mrs. Dalloway is more content with her life, or at the very least more exciting, because of how she describes the environment around her. Howie seems like a character who is very enthusiastic about the most trivial details in life but I think the fact that he chooses to focus on mundane details gives insight that, although he might enjoy talking about those things, his life is probably not as interesting and "joyful" as Mrs. Dalloway's life. However, this doesn't mean that Mrs. Dalloway has experienced a fully carefree life with no sadness since she has just recovered from a serious case of influenza and is going out for the first time, along with the fact that she is surrounded by people who have lost relatives due to the war. Mrs. Dalloway seems to enjoy her life more because she describes her surroun...