Stream of consciousness: review

Stream of consciousness is a ... style that tries to capture a character’s thought process in a realistic way.

What are features of narrative style called "stream of consciousness"?

• free associations

• sensory observations

• strange syntax

• looping repetition

• strange or no punctuation

Authors who use stream of consciousness style are aiming to ...

• mimick the non-linear way our brains work

• demonstrate a character’s worldview

• illustrate logical and well-organized thought process

• capture a character’s thought process in a realistic way

• dive into a character’s psychological state

Our thought process is ...

• stream-like

• logical

• associative

• linear

What features of stream of consciousness can you recognize in this passage?

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Who are major stream of consciousness authors?

• Virginia Woolf

• Edgar Alan Poe

• James Joyce

• William Faulkner

• Herman Melville

What features of stream of consciousness style can you recognize?

How do you understand the comparison: When you read a story writtten in stream of consciousness style, you are like a fly on the wall of character's mind.