Explain the following passages with reference to the context.

1. “For, now that it was all over, truce signed, and the dead buried, he had,
especially in the evening, these sudden thunder-claps of fear. He could
not feel. As he opened the door of the room where the Italian girls sat
making hats, he could see them; could hear them; they were rubbing
wires among coloured beads in saucers; they were turning buckram
shapes this way and that; the table was all strewn with feathers, spangles,
silks, ribbons; scissors were rapping on the table; but something failed
him; he could not feel. Still, scissors rapping, girls laughing, hats being
made protected him; he was assured of safety; he had a refuge.”
2. “But no, he would not give in. Turning sharply, he walked towards the
city’s gold phosphorescence. His fists were shut, his mouth set fast. He
would not take that direction, to the darkness, to follow her. He walked
towards the faintly humming, glowing town, quickly.”
3. “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
 Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.”
4. “A cold coming we had of it,
Just the worst time of the year
For a journey, and such a long journey: the ways deep and the weather
sharp,
The very dead of winter.”

1. “For, now that it was all over, truce signed, and the dead buried, he had, especially in the evening, these sudden thunder-claps of fear..."

This passage comes from Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, and it refers to the character Septimus Warren Smith, a soldier who has returned from World War I. Although the war is over, Septimus suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and finds it difficult to engage with reality. The “sudden thunder-claps of fear” symbolize the intrusive memories and trauma that continue to haunt him despite the outward calm of peacetime. Even though he is surrounded by ordinary, peaceful scenes—such as the Italian girls making hats—Septimus feels disconnected from the world. The passage highlights the emotional numbness he experiences ("he could not feel"), illustrating the psychological impact of the war. Septimus’s refuge in the mundane activities around him reflects his fragile sense of safety, but his inability __________ __________ ____ _____ _____ ____ _____ ______ _________ ______ ________.
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