criticismofthetreatmentofmentalillnessanddepression.WoolflashesoutatthemedicaldiscoursethroughSeptimus'declineandsuicide;hisdoctorsmakesnapjudgmentsabouthiscondition,talktohimmainlythroughhiswifeanddismisshisurgentconfessionsbeforehecanmakethem.ReziaremarksthatSeptimus"wasnotill.DrHolmessaidtherewasnothingthematterwithhim".Woolfgoesbeyondcriticizingthetreatmentofmentalillness.UsingthecharactersofClarissaandRezia,shemakestheargumentthatpeoplecanonlyinterpretSeptimus'shell-ordingtotheirculturalnorms.ThroughoutthecourseofthenovelClarissadoesnotmeetSeptimus.Clarissa'srealityisvastlydifferentfromthatofSeptimus;esidlechatatherparty.Byneverhavingthesecharactersmeet,Woolfissuggestingthatmentalillnesscanbecontainedtotheindividualswhosufferfromitwithoutotherswhoremainunaffectedeverhavingtowitnessit.
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