Peter, Sally or Richard?
In Mrs. Dalloway the main character Clarissa Dalloway is married to the politician Richard Dalloway, but throughout the book, we see that Clarissa has had other relationships and emotions for other people. Clarissa came very close to marrying Peter Walsh and on page 32 we get introduced to Sally Seton which changed my view on Clarissa as a character. Should Clarissa have married Richard or should she have chosen another path? Let the battle begin! The Case for Richard Richard, of course, is the man that Clarrissa ended up marrying and seems like a very nice guy. We know that Richard is part of the conservative party and Clarissa has to keep up the role of "Mrs. Richard Dalloway". Throughout the book, there are hints that Clarissa does not like taking up that role. When Clarissa was young she was very upset when Peter told her she would become the wife of a prime minister. Peter also believes that Clarissa embraced her role of being the "perfect hostess" after