Cunningham's Creative Character Connection

Cunningham has created a literary puzzle. Though he begins his novel almost the exact same way as Woolf, one begins to see his real literary techniques as we read on. I really do enjoy this book. It’s an easy, creative read. I’ve found I must slow myself down when reading it in order to pick up on all of the minute repetitions that Cunningham throws in. Every part of this novel is interconnected to another part, as are the characters. I’m still trying to understand what kind of statement Cunningham is trying to convey, and how he really feels about the real Mrs. Dalloway. I feel as if he is trying to prove that it isn’t virtually impossible to fully understand a different person, as Woolf conveyed. He has created several “moments” where characters feel completely connected, where Woolf, in her novel, shows that this connection can only occur when two people are interacting on another level. I like Cunnigham’s take on Mrs. Dalloway, as well as the way that he mirrors characters, while emphasizing different characteristics of each person. Each character in his novel stands for something, and I am still in the process of deciphering it all. I have not finished this book yet, for the reason that I’m trying to take my time and catch every connection that Cunningham has created.