{"id":135886,"date":"2019-04-26T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=135886"},"modified":"2019-04-26T10:45:41","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T14:45:41","slug":"clarissa-dalloway-is-a-virgo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2019\/04\/26\/clarissa-dalloway-is-a-virgo\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarissa Dalloway Is a Virgo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_135892\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/astropoets-final-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135892\" class=\"wp-image-135892 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/astropoets-final-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/astropoets-final-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/astropoets-final-1-1-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/astropoets-final-1-1-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/astropoets-final-1-1-663x1024.jpg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-135892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover design by Oliver Hibert.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><i>In late November 2016, the poets Alex Dimitrov and Dorothea Lasky decided to bring their shared love of astrology and poetry to the world, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/poetastrologers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Astro Poets<\/a> was born. They\u2019ve since amassed hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers for their sharp, snappy takes on the signs, and this November, they\u2019ll release their first book together, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/static.macmillan.com\/static\/fib\/astro-poets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Astro Poets: Your Guides to the Zodiac<\/a><em>. To<\/em><em> celebrate the reveal of the book\u2019s cover, Dimitrov and Lasky\u00a0read the charts of some of literature\u2019s most beloved (and reviled) characters<\/em><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Aries: Janie Crawford (<em>Their Eyes Were Watching God<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/their-eyes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/their-eyes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/their-eyes.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/their-eyes-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Janie Crawford is the quintessential Aries: resilient, determined, and ready to take control of her own destiny.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Taurus: Elizabeth Bennet (<em>Pride and Prejudice<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pp.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pp.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pp.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pp-195x300.jpeg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Bennet will marry for love, and she doesn\u2019t care if that goes against convention, and she doesn\u2019t care whom she\u2019ll disappoint. She is the epitome of a Taurus: strong-minded and endlessly passionate. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Gemini: Emma Bovary (<em>Madame Bovary<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bovary.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bovary.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bovary.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bovary-197x300.jpeg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like every Gemini, Emma Bovary wants everything. Within her, she holds an ideal, romanticized view of the world, but she is entirely aware of life\u2019s brutality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cancer: Gregor Samsa (<em>The Metamorphosis<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kafka.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kafka.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gregor Samsa has abandonment issues (and maybe rightfully so). Cue the violins. Cancers are beautiful and can get super existential, but every day there\u2019s one throwing themselves a pity party.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Leo: Dorian Gray (<em>The Picture of Dorian Gray<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wilde.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wilde.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wilde.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wilde-194x300.jpeg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who wouldn\u2019t want to stay young and beautiful forever? That\u2019s what Dorian Gray wants, and it\u2019s such a Leo wish. An artist is also infatuated with him because he\u2019s so handsome. Leos, you know you love this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Virgo: Clarissa Dalloway (<em>Mrs. Dalloway<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0156628708_hres.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0156628708_hres.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0156628708_hres.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0156628708_hres-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clarissa Dalloway wants to throw a party for everyone she loves. She loves to plan. She loves to do everything herself. A true Virgo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Libra: Daisy Buchanan (<em>The Great Gatsby<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gatsby.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gatsby.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gatsby.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gatsby-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course Daisy is a Libra. She attempts to mask her sadness with the material world, has great aesthetic taste, and believes in love regardless of her mistakes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Scorpio: Esther Greenwood (<em>The Bell Jar<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bell-jar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bell-jar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bell-jar.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bell-jar-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Esther Greenwood feels too much. She\u2019s sharp and brilliant and knows how dark human nature is. Every Scorpio has suffered like she has.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sagittarius: David (<em>Giovanni\u2019s Room<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/giovanni.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/giovanni.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/giovanni.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/giovanni-184x300.jpeg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>David is having an affair in Paris. David just wants to be free and in love. David is mercurial and seductive, too. Does this sound like a Sagittarius you know?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Capricorn: Heathcliff (<em>Wuthering Heights<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wuthering.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wuthering.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wuthering.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wuthering-194x300.jpeg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s talk about how Heathcliff is full of rage and jealousy and also how it\u2019s totally hot. Heathcliff couldn\u2019t be anything but a Capricorn. His assertiveness is his strength\u2014and his downfall, too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Aquarius: Holden Caulfield (<em>Catcher in the Rye<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/catcher.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/catcher.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/catcher.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/catcher-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Holden is a true rebel and a walking contradiction. He\u2019s aloof, artsy, and cynical enough to drive you crazy but make you wish he were your best friend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pisces: Holly Golightly (<em>Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/capote.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/capote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/capote.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/capote-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Holly Golightly wants life to be a dream. She\u2019s hot, social, and constantly looking for love. She lives in her own fantasy, really. She\u2019s the type of person who\u2019s both happy and sad at all times. Pisces vibes all around.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Alex Dimitrov is the author of <\/em>Love and Other Poems<em>, which will be published in 2020, <\/em>Together and by Ourselves<em>, and <\/em>Begging for It<em>. His poems have appeared in <\/em>The New Yorker<em>, the <\/em>New York Times<em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/poetry\/7291\/impermanence-alex-dimitrov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Paris Review<\/a><em>, and <\/em>Poetry<em>. He lives in New York.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dorothea Lasky is the author of six books of poetry and prose, most recently <\/em>Milk<em> and the forthcoming <\/em>Animal<em>. She has published several poems in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/poetry\/7149\/a-hospital-room-dorothea-lasky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Paris Review<\/a>. 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