Stream of consciousness

The primary experimental features of my piece pertain to tone and narrative voice. Mainly, this is evident in the story’s third person stream of consciousness narration, and innately contradictory tone. In undertaking such experiments, my writing exists within, but also develops and challenges, broader social, cultural, and literary frameworks. Thus, to contextualise my project, it is necessary to examine influences on my thematic approach, and the technical intricacies of my writing. Firstly, my work expands upon stream of consciousness narration. Chan (2010, p.2) argues stream of consciousness originated as an essential literary experiment, stating, “…[writers] breached the last reaches of literature by exploring the psychological interior…

The story starts out by an introduction of an eighty year old women under doctor supervision. Granny’s arrogant and didactic tone towards the doctor implies to the readers that there is something wrong, maybe she is too old and her demise may be near. The author’s use of point of view, symbolism, suspense, time diversion within a stream of consciousness, and satire makes the story guessing and totally interesting for the reader. The rising action takes place at the introduction of the story and…

talent, agility, and graceful movements. The concert had a variety of dance genres, visual appeal, and emotions that each piece and the show overall represented. Humor, drama, and serenity were not emotions I thought I would receive while watching these dances. One thing I did not realize would make many of the pieces was how crucial and reliant lighting and graphics were necessary to make the piece more visually interesting. However, I was excepting similar dances and movements; even if, some…

Research Statement: I am studying William Faulkner's use of stream of consciousness in the short story "A Rose for Emily," because I want learn how to create interesting fictional round characters in stories. Beck, Warren. "William Faulkner's Style," in American Prefaces. Spring 1941, pp 199. Web. Beck mentions that the special styles that William Faulkner used in His writing is he beautifully expressed the words in the story which made them more interesting and exciting. He said that the aim…

With the contrast that happens between the characters of the novel, Virginia Woolf utilizes the consciousness of her characters to be the narrator in the novel “Mrs. Dalloway”. To have a person’s inner thoughts be the narrator it gives the novel an ability to back and forth from a person’s mind that is comprehending their thoughts, emotions, and physical reaction to an event that is happening while still mentioning the details of the outside world events. By doing so it was deemed fit as a work…

INTRODUCTION “We are what we remember. If we lose our memory, we lose our identity and our identity is the accumulation of our experiences. When we walk down the memory lane, it can be unconsciously, willingly, selectively, impetuously or sometimes grudgingly. By following our stream of consciousness we look for lost time and things past. Some reminiscences become anchor points that can take another scope with the wisdom of hindsight. ("Walking down the memory lane")” …

The story from the Reader which I have taken inspiration from is 'A Rose for Emily'. What makes this story most appealing is its stream of consciousness style, anonymous narration and themes of memory and the past. William Faulkner's “A Rose for Emily” focuses on the life and death of Emily Grierson. Through a technique entitled 'stream of consciousness' the reader is provided with the thoughts of the narrator or character. The term stream of consciousness was initially coined by a…

Penelope's stream of consciousness begins with the feeling of disgust when she first meets Arnold. For example, when Arnold tried to talk to her, she ruddily replied to him and humiliated him. This is important because this shows how highly she thinks of her self and what she would do to keep her reputation. Penelope teases Arnold because peer pressure forces her to. In order to keep her beloved reputation, she willingly teases him to keep her place and put him down. Penelope even teases…

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner is the story of the Bundren family. The reader follows the quest of the Bundren’s before and after the death of the matriarch, Addie. Stream of Consciousness is used to relate from each Addie’s husband, their children, and several neighbors point-of-view. Through the consciousness of each of the characters the story of their “epic” journey to bury Addie in Jefferson and the events that ensue. The telling of the story each character’s true motives for traveling…

The Modern Period was a time of great experimentalism, popular authors began to subvert the tropes of past renowned authors, and there was a new sense of what literature could be. New narrative techniques were being used by many, and one of the most notable was the Stream of Consciousness narrative, where the author would translate their protagonists thoughts directly, rather than giving the audience an omniscient narrator. This strategy was a tool that enabled an entirely different form of…