Mrs. Dalloway is a complex novel covered in a single day through which Woolf reveals many different facets of the human psyche. The book is set in mid-June, in London 1923, after the First World War. The novel follows socialite Clarissa Dalloway over the course of a day as she deals with last-minute preparations for a party planned for later that evening. Throughout the morning, Clarissa reflects on her past and all the choices that have led her to this day. The novel conveniently blends two seemingly unrelated events during that day, the first being that of Clarissa Dalloway and her need to impress everyone with parties and her realization of living life for others and not for herself . The second story involves a shell-shocked veteran, Septimus, who cannot handle everyday society and ultimately descends into his own demise. Some believe that Septimus is Clarissa's double. Where Clarissa is the ordinary English socialite who continues to live as if the war has no importance, Septimus plays the darker side of Clarissa. A side that lies deep within her, where she knows she is deeply unhappy with some of the choices she has made. Many people have attacked this novel. For it was written in the 1920s, at a time when many of Woolf's ideas were not spoken of lightly. Issues like homosexuality, suicide and war were not topics to be discussed openly. The subject of homosexuality in this novel is lightly suggested, but prevalent enough to attract the attention of some critics. Many people, such as Elaine Fulton, believe that Miss Kilman – a minor character in the story – is read as a "lesbian figure who had no place in the 1920s". There are also allusions to homosexuality in Clarissa and Septimus. “But all evening she couldn't take it... middle of paper...ime. She was a true visionary in the exploration of the mind. His concept on suicide was not to be ridiculed but simply to enlighten the world about the maddening events in a person's mind that can lead to one's own death. Finally, we have war. I can understand how readers might have been angry at the way Woolf portrayed cold-hearted socialites, but she simply showed two sides of the story. Having already seen – in Septimus – the mental devastation, Woolf also decided to show the more unconscious side. The vision of the socialites made people realize that they had taken the effects of the war lightly and perhaps were not ready to hear what it had to say. Overall, everything about Woolf's novel was a representation of her being ahead of her time. She may have involved Mrs. Dalloway in controversial topics, but this was only done to enlighten the public on everyday issues..