"And Clarissa remembered...her death; her martyrdom...cotton mills at Manchester" (182).
Martyrdom is defined as the "suffering of death on account of adherence to a cause and especially to one's religious faith" (Merriam Webster Dictionary). Virginia Woolf describes Sally as being a complete wild child and one day it was going to cause her death. By using the word martyrdom it lets the reader fully grasp how strong Sally's beliefs are; she held no regrets and did everything that she believed was right. Virginia chose a good word to describe Sally's determination to do what she considers to be the right thing to do.
"Martyrdom." Merriam-Webster Dictionary. 27 September 2009. 2009.
http://www.aolsvc.merriam-webster.aol.com/dictionary/martyrdom
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