Identity and Difference in Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs Dalloway” and Michael Cunningham’s “The Hours”

Authors

  • Sofija Nemet University of Belgrade, Serbia

Abstract

The focus of this comparative analysis is the identity formation of characters in Virginia Woolf ’s Mrs. Dalloway and Michael Cunningham’s The Hours, as influenced by the difference they perceive both within themselves, and in relation to others. The theoretical ground used in this essay is mostly borrowed from gender theory, feminist literary criticism and psychoanalysis, while the aim was to explore the impact of the process of differentiation on the personalities, the emotions and the lifestyles of the characters, particularly within the boundaries imposed by gender differences.

Published

2015-06-30

Issue

Section

Literature