On a very fundamental level, London is home to Clarissa Dalloway because she lives there (and has lived there for quite some time when the book begins). However, London is home to Clarissa for more complex reasons. Indeed, the hustle and bustle of London is actually an integral part of Clarissa's identity. Early in the book, Woolf identifies the love Clarissa has for enjoying the present moment of her urban existence, and that in this exhilarating experience, "in the streets of London, on the ebb and flow of things, here, there, she survived" (9). This quote suggests that life in London sustains, at least in a symbolic sense, Clarissa's existence, allowing her to find vitality not only in the present, but in the future as well. The implication here is that London affords Clarissa a certain "immortality," with the activity of the busy city promising to preserve her memory long after she ceases to exist. Thus, though London is simply the place that Clarissa lives, it is her home because the city gives her the opportunity to self-actualize on a very complex level, finding a sense of metaphysical meaning in the ebb and flow of urban life.
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