Septimus Compare And Contrast
Septimus and Clarissa may be two very different characters, one being a soldier from WWI who suffers from PTSD and the other is a 50 year old lady who is planning a party. However, both of these characters have more in common than meets the eye. For example, death is a recurring thought to both Clarissa and Septimus. However, Septimus thinks of death because he has witnessed it firsthand during the war and because he was subjected into watching his best friend Evans die during it. Clarissa only fears what the future may have in store for her and how she is facing the inevitable possibility that the clock continues to tick and her time is running out. Therefore, a recurring motif in the novel is Big Ben and the characters being constantly
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Holmes is a figure that represents the darkness whereas Septimus was thinking of the sun and represents the light and innocence. In addition, Septimus’s death was his expression of defiance against the society that Dr. Holmes represented. Septimus’s suicide was a stance to hold what was still dear to him and to not lose what was important to him and he dies and “plunges holding his treasure” (184). Septimus was able to keep his dignity and going to a mental institution would have taken that away from him. Furthermore, Septimus already feels like the world is out to get him, “The world has raised its whip; where will it descend?” (14) and ever since the war Septimus distrusts people and he regards humans as evil and capable of killing men like Evans. Rather than having to become a part of the society that he detests and becoming a part of Dr. Holmes game, Septimus kills himself. He feels trapped and oppressed especially by men like Dr. Holmes who will take him away from Lucrezia and put him into a mental hospital. Yet, the only way for Septimus to escape this captivity and to escape his past he commits suicide. However, Septimus’s death may have ended one timeline, but it did not end the circular cycle of time which will continue to go on even when you are gone. Time will continue to exist and continue to tick on even if you kill yourself, and ends and beginnings will continue to
Holmes is a figure that represents the darkness whereas Septimus was thinking of the sun and represents the light and innocence. In addition, Septimus’s death was his expression of defiance against the society that Dr. Holmes represented. Septimus’s suicide was a stance to hold what was still dear to him and to not lose what was important to him and he dies and “plunges holding his treasure” (184). Septimus was able to keep his dignity and going to a mental institution would have taken that away from him. Furthermore, Septimus already feels like the world is out to get him, “The world has raised its whip; where will it descend?” (14) and ever since the war Septimus distrusts people and he regards humans as evil and capable of killing men like Evans. Rather than having to become a part of the society that he detests and becoming a part of Dr. Holmes game, Septimus kills himself. He feels trapped and oppressed especially by men like Dr. Holmes who will take him away from Lucrezia and put him into a mental hospital. Yet, the only way for Septimus to escape this captivity and to escape his past he commits suicide. However, Septimus’s death may have ended one timeline, but it did not end the circular cycle of time which will continue to go on even when you are gone. Time will continue to exist and continue to tick on even if you kill yourself, and ends and beginnings will continue to