While reading the beginning of Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, I often found myself wondering if Clarissa Dalloway is satisfied with her life and the choices she's made. Clarissa continually ruminates on her time at Brenton, when she had four potential love interests (Richard Dalloway, Peter Walsh, Hugh Whitbread, and Sally Seton) and many difficult decisions to make. Even though she eventually decided to marry Richard, becoming a "typical" mom and housewife, Clarissa keeps asking herself what life would have been like if she'd married Peter instead. Clarissa continually reminds herself that her rejection of Peter was the right option: "...she would still find herself arguing in St. James's Park, still making out that she had been right -- and she had too -- not to marry him." However, these continued reminders show that maybe Clarissa isn't completely certain about her decision. Even though Clarissa might not be totally satisfied with her choic...