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The Voyage Out
Résumé
The Voyage Out (published in 1915) follows Rachel Vinrace as she boards a sea voyage to South America aboard her father’s ship. Traveling away from the sheltered routines of Edwardian London, she finds herself among a mismatched group of passengers and begins a process of self-discovery. The novel uses this movement through space and social company to examine how Rachel’s ideas and sense of identity develop, while also offering a satirical view of society. Alongside its focus on feminine identity and sexuality, the story engages with questions of awareness and mortality, pointing toward the distinctive literary direction Woolf would pursue in later works.
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