In the story Mrs Dalloway written by Virginia Woolf, the First World War affected all the characters in many ways. The setting takes place in London, in the summer of 1923. This story was set six years after the end of the First World War. At the beginning of the story a major conflict took place not long before the War period. Being oblivious to what everyone else is feeling, the upper classes were stubborn about their established social dynamics. For this reason, Virginia Woolf integrates one of the characters, Septimus Warren Smith, as a way to show the differences between all the characters who want to live their lives and move forward and the characters who are not fortunate enough to do so. Over time, they are facing problems due to World War I, which is completely destroying society. Septimus Warren Smith was a shell-shocked soldier, meaning he suffered from severe traumatic stress disorder since he fought in the First World War. he wasn't really considered a hero; he was more of a survivor. After fighting in the war, his life was damaged. Septimus is very guilty and despises himself for letting the war numb him. He withdrew from the real world, and that's when his doctor instructed his wife to make him notice things outside of himself rather than what's going on inside of himself. He has allowed himself to live in an interior where he sees and hears things that don't really exist. . Evans was his best friend, where Septimus is found talking to him all the time even though he died towards the end of the war. Evans and Septimus were inseparable. They felt the need to constantly share everything, to always be together and they also felt the need to argue with each other. It seemed to me that they might have… half the paper… b, and it was very discouraging because she constantly felt alone. Maybe that's why Elizabeth comforted her so much. World War I was devastating for everyone in many different ways. While World War I was a big part of why everyone started to change, I have a feeling that Septimus is a big part of why society started to get worse as well. His constant rudeness and thoughtlessness weren't what people were trying to deal with, but they really didn't have much of a choice. Lucrezia cared so much about him and worked so hard to try to keep him sane. Evans had a huge impact on Septimus, who completely traumatized him when he died. Losing a best friend is the hardest thing in the world, but Septimus wasn't doing anything to try to help himself. He constantly has negative thoughts and didn't consider how he made other people feel.