Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Hours
I saw the movie, "The Hours" when it first came out and i found it very depressing and confusing. So i was very hesitant to read this book, but i was happily surprised. I've really enjoyed how this book intertwines the lives of three very different characters. I have also enjoyed how "Mrs. Dalloway" is the base of this book and reading it has made , reading "The Hours", much easier to understand. Even though this book shows how society has become more accepting, I still find this book, like the movie, very depressing.
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Justin,
I understand what you mean about viewing this novel as "depressing" (especially reading it on the heels of seeing the film version--which certainly is morose in the extreme).
However, I'm glad that you're finding that reading The Hours helps you to understand the source novel better (indeed, this was part of the reason I assigned it). As 'simple' as this might sound, this could be a good approach to your essay--take exception with Dee's essay and argue instead that Cunningham provides a sort of 'crib sheet' for those puzzling through Mrs. Dalloway--a sort of 'literary Spark-notes' that manages to be a satisfying read in its own right.
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