Woolf represents in “A Sketch of the Past” that “Behind the cotton wool [of daily life] is hidden a pattern; that we—I mean all human beings—are connected with this…” It helps us to understand the relationships which Woolf describes in Mrs. Dalloway. Mrs. Dalloway appears as simply narrating the random events in one day of Clarissa, but actually is filled with hidden pattern of complicated connections between all characters. Woolf uses a comparison, “that the whole world is a work of art; that we are parts of the work of art” to explain how each individual fit into the relationships with others and intermingles mystically. This is how each individual takes effects to the world as a whole. Clarissa is the center who brings all other characters into the novel. Her steam of conscience constantly goes through the connections between them. Septimus shares the most similarities with Clarissa because of their similar mental state. They both are suffered by World War I, and both are traumatically experience the anxiety and depression which makes both of them have psychological problems but others don’t seem to recognize. They both are mentally lost and disconnected from society, lacking sense of identity. Richard, Peter and Sally are meaningfully related to Clarissa because of their romantic relationships with her. Richard is the one Clarissa doesn’t love at all but have to be with. Peter is the one Clarissa used to love but refuse to be with now. Sally is the one who can give Clarissa erotic thrill but Clarissa cannot be with. These three relationships are complicatedly intertwined in Clarissa’s mind. This is how Woolf forms characters’ connections.