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.