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Michael Cunningham

The Hours

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

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Essay Topics

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Cunningham uses stream-of-consciousness narration to tell the stories of three women. How would the book be different if he had entirely emulated as Woolf’s style in Mrs. Dalloway, not separating these shifts in narration with titled chapter breaks?

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What specific literary devices does Cunningham use to flesh out the intertextuality between his book and Woolf’s? How do these devices function?

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The Hours is rich with symbolism. Identify a symbol or motif not included in this guide and analyze its meaning and thematic relevance.

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