Virginia Woolf

My two favorite works, To the Lighthouse and A Room of One's Own.

William James states: "consciousness does not appear to itself..." What happens in our mind is like a move it flows through our mind. With stream of consciousness the book feels disconnected because you focus more on what the characters are thinking not what they are doing. This connection is also used in psychological realism. Psychological realism helps explain the motives for a character's action. Woolf seems to be using these techniques because she wanted to illuminate the mind from within.
Like most women in the Victorian period, Clarissa marries for the better life. I believe she is comfortable with this decision because she chose what was 'comfortable.' She chose the path that most women would have chosen. Did she make the right decision? Only she can answer truthfully. However, I believe that if she had made the right decision she would not be second guessing herself.