"Mrs Dalloway" and "The Hours"

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This paper reviews the books "The Hours" by Michael Cunningham and the novel "Mrs Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf, drawing attention to the parallels, connections, similarities and themes that exist between the two literary works. This paper also discusses the intention of Michael Cunningham to pay tribute to Virginia Woolf.

Contents:
"Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf
Friendship and Suffering
Clarissa's Repression
"The Hours" by Michael Cunningham

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"The setting in Woolf's novel is London during the 1920's. Clarissa Dalloway, the main character, is depicted through a single important day in her life: she is preparing a party for the social elite of the city. The party, at the beginning a symbol of superficiality, later takes on a deeper meaning as the reader is led to a deeper understanding of Clarissa's character. Clarissa polarity lies in both her shallowness and her depth. In her shallowness, she depicts the upper-class society of London during the time. Her depth on the other hand forms a polarity that is evident throughout the novel. Superficiality in the end exists only to hide the deeper problems that society as a whole and the characters individually are unable to face. In this capacity, Clarissa is characterized through her connections with society in general and the other characters individually."

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