Virginia Woolf's experimental novel, Jacob's Room, constructs a portrait of its protagonist, Jacob Flanders, through the impressions he makes on others. The narrative follows Jacob from childhood to his death in the war, but his character is revealed indirectly through the perspectives of the women in his life, his friends, and the empty spaces he leaves behind. Woolf challenges traditional narrative forms, focusing on the fluidity of identity and the ultimate unknowability of another person. It's a poignant and powerful meditation on life, absence, and the impact one individual has on the world around them.