Read the excerpt and then fill in the blanks in the paragraph that follows.
mrs. dalloway

by virginia woolf (excerpt)

traffic accumulated. and there the motor car stood, with drawn blinds, and upon them a curious pattern like a tree, septimus thought, and this gradual drawing together of everything to one centre before his eyes, as if some horror had come almost to the surface and was about to burst into flames, terrified him. the world wavered and quivered and threatened to burst into flames. it is i who am blocking the way, he thought. was he not being looked at and pointed at; was he not weighted there, rooted to the pavement, for a purpose? but for what purpose?

this excerpt from mrs. dalloway reveals the state of mind of septimus warren smith, a war veteran with a a. pessimistic b. moderate c. cynical d. skeptical outlook on the world. the last two sentences also illustrate a. the rejection of tradition b. the combination of good and bad c. the struggle to find meaning in life d. the appeal to reason , which is a common characteristic of modernist literature

Pessimistic

The struggle to find the meaning in life

This excerpt from Mrs. Dalloway reveals the state of mind of Septimus Warren Smith, a war veteran with a a. pessimistic outlook on the world. The last two sentences also illustrate c. the struggle to find meaning in life, which is a common characteristic of modernist literature.

His pessimistic outlook of the world can be proved by the character's interpretation of a curious patter like a tree upon the blinds: something bad, mischievous, terrifying; as well as his feeling toward the environment, the world that "threatened to burst into flames". None of his perceptions shows something positive, nor moderate about the world.

And the last two sentences illustrate the struggle to find meaning in life, this is clear when the character questions himself about his purpose, why is he there, rooted to the pavement?. At the same time, this option is characteristic of the modernist literature surged in the early 1900s, where the narration is usually made through interior perception and self-consciousness.

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abstemious.

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