In the story Mrs Dalloway, author Virgina Woolf writes about the realities of post-war England through the perspectives of a number of different characters who all belong to social classes. Instead of focusing on a particular character, Woolf wrote the story from multiple points of view. Its unique approach allows its readers to delve into the inner thoughts and minds of several characters and see how other characters perceive themselves as well. His approach to history also gives the reader a better perspective on what life was like for England as a whole after the war. The characters in the story all seem very different at first, but despite their fall on the social ladder, they have all been badly affected by the war. The pre-war social class system was very rigid and people found themselves in strict social roles governed by the social norms expected for that class. People fought to preserve this class system during the war. All the characters in the story were affected by World War I in one way or another. People of this era were wondering what to do after the devastating loss of war, and the characters show us some of these particular struggles. Before the war, the British Empire seemed invincible, but World War I showed that the nation was not as invincible as one might have believed. The war would cause people to question what English society should look like and how it should be structured. While some still supported English society with its rigid social classes, a growing number of people were seeking change. These contrasting ideas would cause a separation of his people. Mrs. Dalloway's story unfolds...... middle of paper ...... the actors may seem very different at first glance. While Clarissa shows us how the war affected the upper class and especially women, and Septimus shows us how the war affected the soldiers of the war, their situations are not that different. Both charters attempt to deal with life after war and both had an overwhelming fear of oppression. After the war, people felt like their world was completely destroyed and began to question the traditions of the 19th century. Even though the war was over, it still haunts the characters in the novel and the people at that time. You can see this when Woolf writes: “For it was the middle of June. The war was over, except for someone like Mrs. Foxcroft at the time. the embassy last night ripped out his heart because that nice boy was killed and now the old mansion has to go to a cousin […]" (1.6).