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Eliot both used this and formed it into a technique for writing. The writers would show each individual characters stream of conscious to help the reader develop a deeper understanding of what is going through the characters mind. When the reader is able to see the characters thoughts it helps the reader to gather a better understanding of the situation. It also allows the ready to see different perspectives from each character. The biggest example of stream of consciousness with Virginia Woolf comes in To the Lighthouse. In the novel, Woolf develops an identity for each character and the reader is allowed to see the perception of each individual through their stream of consciousness. Mrs. Ramsey is a great place to start. Through her thoughts and action it is easy to understand that she is a protector and will do anything in her power to protect her
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The main role a woman played in society was to get married and have kids. Lily was the complete opposite, instead she had no interested in getting married nor any interest in having kids, she only wanted to paint. The stream of consciousness technique allows the reader to get a better a view of Lily’s perception and how she sees the world individually with her creativity.
Woolf was not the only great stream of consciousness writer; T.S. Eliot also perfected the technique. One of Eliot’s more popular poems where he uses stream of consciousness was “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” The first line of the poem states “Let us go then, you and I.” The first line is a stream of consciousness thought, as the narrator is talking about himself. You and I refers to the ID and the Ego.
The ID is a person’s natural instinct while the ego is the part of the ID that has been modified and molded by the outside world. When Eliot says “Let us go then you and I,” he is talking about his inner-self and outer-self. The last lines of the poem are: “We have lingered in the chambers of the sea; by sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown, Till human voices wake us, and we drown.” The ending lines reveal that the poem was a trip through Eliot’s dream. The stream of consciousness technique allows the reader to understand the dream from a first-hand
The main role a woman played in society was to get married and have kids. Lily was the complete opposite, instead she had no interested in getting married nor any interest in having kids, she only wanted to paint. The stream of consciousness technique allows the reader to get a better a view of Lily’s perception and how she sees the world individually with her creativity.
Woolf was not the only great stream of consciousness writer; T.S. Eliot also perfected the technique. One of Eliot’s more popular poems where he uses stream of consciousness was “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” The first line of the poem states “Let us go then, you and I.” The first line is a stream of consciousness thought, as the narrator is talking about himself. You and I refers to the ID and the Ego.
The ID is a person’s natural instinct while the ego is the part of the ID that has been modified and molded by the outside world. When Eliot says “Let us go then you and I,” he is talking about his inner-self and outer-self. The last lines of the poem are: “We have lingered in the chambers of the sea; by sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown, Till human voices wake us, and we drown.” The ending lines reveal that the poem was a trip through Eliot’s dream. The stream of consciousness technique allows the reader to understand the dream from a first-hand