Although the format of my map cannot be shared through this medium, I’d like to give a brief description of its context and how it represents the narrative technique of Free Indirect Discourse which constructs Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway.” What I find most intriguing and unique about this piece is the way format by which it was written. Not only do I admire Mrs. Woolf’s talent needed to formulate the words on these pages in such a way that it is appropriately challenging but also ingestible for the observant reader, but I also admire her courage as an author to release something so experimental, knowing well that it may not receive such critical acclaim as her other works. I myself admittedly choose to stray away from texts not written in plain language that require too much intellectual processing, however after our discussion on Free Indirect Discourse in class on Tuesday, I’ve completely changed my thoughts on “Mrs. Dalloway.”

For my project, I am constructing a physically visual representation of the stream of consciousness between characters in the story. I will be focusing on how these streams often interrupt each other, cross paths, and support each other through the distractions of everyday life.

I must say I really enjoyed this piece, it explored such a fundamental topic that relates directly with human existence and psyche.

Although it is not my intention to summarize this piece, I do want to take some time to accredit the author of his ability to maneuver seamlessly through his critical thinking process. I found the writing style ironic, considering the context of what he is attempting to analytically dissect can hardly be understood in such a way, which he goes later on to admit. I believe that I find myself so fond of his maneuverings through the piece because I, myself, often attempt to analyze exstisentially ideologies in a similarly formulaic way. I do personally believe that even the most exsitentially complex concepts can be broken down and understood in individualized compartments. In my opinion, it can be argued that those who are able to deconstruct and answer some of life’s most puzzling inquires in a way that the solutions are ingestible by a larger audience and comprehended by a broader scope of individuals are even more talented then those who pose the question in the first place.

I found it interesting how the author continuously referred to the “creative thinker” as his own abstract entity, apart from “the rest of us.” Its as if being a creative thinker is not an aspect of man, but man is an aspect of the creative thinker. It makes me wonder what in fact, constitutes the identification of such a title. To me, and as the author also later acknowledges, the creative thought process is one of many thought processes that combined create a great thinker.

My favorite part of the piece as a whole was the question it presented in the very beginning regarding the whereabouts thats creative writers gain their inspiration. It was a perfect opening idea to generate the reader to think in such a way that questions creation, and humanism. Authenticity is such an important concept that can be related to almost anything, in any given situation in our world. There is never any full and complete understanding without awareness of origin.