How do these two tales connect with one another? What similar themes are they speaking to? And why might Woolf have decided to approach these themes through two somewhat disconnected stories?
During her initial meeting with Peter, both Clarissa and Peter hold sharp objects (Clarissa’s knitting needle and Peter’s pocket knife). These objects seem to hint at the hostility and aggression that is bubbling just under the surface of this conversation (as we see when Clarissa reflects on how Peter is always [exact quote]). I’d like […]