The Hours Study Guide

The Hours

The Hours by Michael Cunningham

The Hours, a novel, follows a day in the life of three women whose lives are affected by the Virginia Woolf novel Mrs. Dalloway. The first is Woolf herself, dealing with her depression. Another is a 1940s housewife trying to plan her husband's birthday party, and the last is a contemporary lesbian trying to plan a celebration for a friend dying of AIDS. Each has aspects of their life which mirror the Mrs. Dalloway of the text, and the book itself invokes the style and themes of Woolf's classic novel.

1923

  • Virginia Woolf;
  • Leonard Woolf, Virginia's husband;
  • Vanessa Bell, Virginia's sister.
  • Nelly Boxall, Virginia and Leonard's cook.
  • Julian, Quentin and Angelica, Vanessa's children.

1949

  • Laura Brown;
  • Dan Brown, Laura's husband;
  • Richie Brown, Laura's son;
  • Kitty, her neighbour.
  • Mrs Latch, Babysitter.

1999

  • Clarissa Vaughan;
  • Sally, Clarissa's partner;
  • Richard Brown, Clarissa's friend, Laura Brown's son;
  • Louis Waters, Richard's former lover, friend of Richard and Clarissa;
  • Julia Vaughan, Clarissa's daughter;
  • Mary Krull, Julia's friend.

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