"She would marry a Prime Minister. . ." (7)
Before World War I the figure of a Prime Minister was much more powerful and respected then during the aftermath of this life/history changing event. After the war, the Prime Minister and other head figures from different countries were minimizing in value to the people. Woolf has Peter tell Clarissa that she will marry a Prime Minister and become "the perfect hostess" (7) as an insult meaning that she is somewhat superficial and shallow. The position of the Prime Minister's wife can be seen as superficial because although you may be in the spotlight, you are there solely from a connection to someone famous.
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so close! how would a Prime Minister's wife be superficial? Why wouldn't that be considered a serious position? I agree with you -- can you explain your thinking?
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