Woolf's literary narrative style, called stream of consciousness, corresponds to the perception of time, which must be considered the vital element of modernity. Therefore, before discussing Woolf's literary style, it is necessary to describe how modernist authors were influenced by the new conception of time. Time is experienced by the modernist author as a phenomenon in which the past, present and future are juxtaposed at the same time; time is therefore not the representative of the chronological moment. In this sense, our experience of life is not limited to presence; rather, it is a combination of wishes, memories and unfulfilled desires. To describe the concept of time in modernism, Tim Armstrong writes: The dynamism of temporality is one of the defining characteristics of modernism: the past, present, and future exist in a relationship of crisis” (Modernism, 9). Metaphorically, Woolf applies Big Ben in “Mrs. Dalloway” to emphasize the fact that different characters: Clarissa, Peter Walsh, Septimus and others in different areas of London hear Big Ben which associates them with different things. Woolf also briefly describes Big Ben: "irrevocable" and "The circles of lead dissolve in the air" (4), which reveals the fact that she noticed the passage of time and also suggests the importance of time associated with the temporal experience of individuals in modern life. After the emergence of Freud's psychoanalytic theory, it was impossible for Woolf to ignore the effect of the unconscious on the perception of reality in consciousness; thus, to perceive the mental chaos of modern man which arises mainly from the latent crisis of modernity and the consequences of the Great War, Woolf examines their mental life and the flow of human thought...... middle of paper.. ....s is affirmed, escape from a miserable reality, but from the last thought of resistance” (144). Dalloway” reveals the fact that its aesthetic experience is totally different from the previous literary form. For a deeper insight into Woolf's aesthetic experience, consider the perplexity of the main characters in “Mrs. Dalloway” accompanied by the way in which they are influenced by the contradictions and ambivalences that govern society; these approaches open the way for considering this novel as a social and historical critique. In this sense, Ms. Dalloway expands our perception of modernism and modern aesthetics by presenting a profound critique of the crisis of modernity that diminishes the vital need for literature and art..