Question

which of the following sentences best describes clarissa dalloways psychology in this excerpt from mrs. dalloway?
\what a lark! what a plunge! for so it had always seemed to her, when, with a little squeak of the hinges, which she could hear now, she had burst open the french windows and plunged at bourton into the open air. how fresh, how calm, stiller than this of course, the air was in the early morning; like the flap of a wave; the kiss of a wave; chill and sharp and yet (for a girl of eighteen as she then was) solemn, feeling as she did, standing there at the open window, that something awful was about to happen; looking at the flowers, at the trees with the smoke winding off them and the rooks rising, falling....\

○ clarissa is terribly unhappy but hides that secret very well.
○ clarissa can feel love for the world but not for the people in her life.
○ clarissa loves the world but resists giving in completely to her enjoyment.
○ clarissa loves the world and is at peace with the enjoyment she takes in her surroundings.

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first option: The excerpt has positive descriptions like "What a lark! What a plunge!" and descriptions of the fresh air, so "terribly unhappy" is incorrect.
2. Analyze the second option: There is no indication in the excerpt that she can't feel love for people in her life, so this is wrong.
3. Analyze the third option: The excerpt says "something awful was about to happen" while she is enjoying the surroundings, showing she resists fully giving in to enjoyment, which matches.
4. Analyze the fourth option: The "something awful was about to happen" shows she is not at peace with her enjoyment, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. Clarissa loves the world but resists giving in completely to her enjoyment.