"Coming down the staircase opposite an old man stopped and stared at him. Holmes was at the door. 'I'll give it to you!' he cried, and flung himself vigorously, violently down" (149)
Septimus committed suicide so he would not have to give away his soul to Holmes and Bradshaw. He felt he was in touch with reality and did not want the doctors to brainwash him. An enduring theme in Mrs. Dalloway is of communication. People want to communicate but are kept in their rooms of solitude. Septimus jumping out the window is a metaphor for releasing himself from the restraints of the room and communicating through the window.
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