Big Ben

"The sound of Big Ben striking the half-hour struck out between them with extraordinary Vigour, as if a young man..." (Woolf, 48).

Big Ben is the clock tower in London, England. The reference to time pushes Clarissa and Peter apart. They have spent most of their lives apart, and although they once loved each other, they have both changed. Not only does this reference the separation of these two characters, but it also hints that time plays a very important part in this novel.

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http://www.destination360.com/europe/uk/big-ben.php