The Hour questions

Questions for The Hours

1. Describe the three female characters in great detail? What do they have in common?

How do they differ? How does their era influence who they are?

Virginia Woolf- author of book. Jealous of sister for having children.

Lora- Suicidal, wants to kill herself but her son’s love prevents her from doing so.

Miss Delaware- Spends time with Richard(boyfriend, husband) who has Aids. Richard suicides by jumping off window because he thinks he burdens her.

They are all interested in reading to escape the reality of their lives.

2. Compare/Contrast these female characters with the female characters from the

literature weʼve read.

Through out what we read so far women mostly rely on men through the books.

In the Hour the women do not rely on any men but more on literature to get them through everything.