Essays on Stream of consciousness

The term ‘stream of consciousness’ as applied in literary criticism to designate a particular mode of prose narrative was first coined by philosopher William James in his book Principles of Psychology (1890) to describe the uninterrupted flow of perceptions, memories and thoughts in active human psyche. As a literary term, however, it denotes a certain…

Through the use of many characters monologues the narrative point of view presents an objective view of what really happened.”This statement is not adequate in connection with William Faulkners novel, As I Lay Dying. Though many points of view are expressed through the use of interior monologue, even when compiled, they cannot serve as an…

Have each group report back on their examination. Encourage discussion of why Lowry might have chosen to tell the story using these multiple narrators. Have students speculate what would be lost by telling this story from a third person omniscient narrator’s viewpoint. Students could take one section of the novel and rewrite it from the…

Katherine Anne Porter wrote and published  “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” in 1930.  This is a story of a grandmother who is dying.  While she is surrounded by her family most of the action of the story takes place in her head. “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” “skillfully written and culturally important story about growing…

The stream-of-consciousness narrative can be both simple and difficult at the same time. For such a narrative to be perfect, the working of the character’s mind should be understood well by the author. To a certain extent, the character should be allowed to roam free. Else, the effort is likely to look laboured. Also there…