Essays Tagged: "Stream of Consciousness"

James Joyce

his complexity as an artist and in family aspects. Joyce is known for his style of writing called 'stream of consciousness'. Using this technique, he ignored ordinary sentence structure and attempted ...

(7 pages) 206 0 4.5 Aug/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Similarities in Joseph Conrad's novels. Speaks of "The Secret Sharer" and "Heart of Darkness"

s voyages in theCongo. Conrad hid most of his meaning in his words using a form of writing known as'stream of consciousness'. This made it difficult for people to find the true meaning ofhis work. Aft ...

(5 pages) 82 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

'A portrait of an Artist as a Young Man' written by Joyce

about who he was as an individual and the sort of life he lead. Joyce uses many techniques such as stream of consciousness to help us picture his mindset and help his audience feel the emotions he h ...

(8 pages) 123 0 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Suspended in Time: Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway the element of time in a modernist novel

s forefront among modernist writers like T. S. Eliott and Joseph Conrad and is most notable for her stream-of-consciousness technique. Most critics cluster Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway with two of her own, J ... ss. DeMeester contends the fragmentation and disruption of order, techniques used by Woolf's in her stream-of-consciousness technique " fail to lead to new understandings and conclusions" implying tha ...

(8 pages) 197 1 4.6 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man". The assignment was to write a well thought out comment on each chapter of the book.

around inside Stephen's head and we learn about the character from the inside. Although I find the stream of consciousness aninteresting way to explore Stephen as a character, I believe it makes the ...

(5 pages) 86 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Effect of Post "Great War" Ideals on the Literature of the Times

pments in both technology and psychology led to major literary advances such as Imagism, Modernism, stream-of-consciousness technique, and the Harlem Renaissance.Before the "Great War" there was an ov ... s began to experiment with new techniques such as fragmented writing to reflect a fragmented world, stream-of-consciousness technique and implied themes.Near the end of the twenties, the stock market ...

(3 pages) 101 0 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Importance of Time in Virginia Woolf's "Mrs Dalloway".

acks constitute the major psychological moments of the novel, most of them being represented by the stream of consciousness technique. This essay will explain how this flow of consciousness is interru ... eans: first the traditional dialogues between the different characters and second the modern use of stream of consciousness technique. This technique shows the thoughts and feelings of different chara ...

(16 pages) 170 0 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Characterization in Conrad Aiken's "Silent Snow, Secret Snow".

ty. The story is narrated from Paul's point-of-view, and this perspective ensures that the author's stream of consciousness style will fully engage and affect the reader on a personal level.The first ... 's short stories. Aiken's portrayal of Paul is written using the typically modernistic technique of stream of consciousness writing that traced the non-linear thought processes and focused on the unco ...

(3 pages) 42 0 4.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

This essay is on Toni Morrison's "Beloved" It is an essay on the literary devices used in the novel.

reacts to everything that is happening. Some examples of these devices are syntax (as tied with the stream of consciousness method of narration), point of view, and the use of flashback technique.The ... the use of flashback technique.The first device that Morrison uses within the novel is syntax with stream of consciousness narration. In the second part of the book, one of the chapters contains no p ...

(4 pages) 74 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Literary Analysis of "Escape to the City". An analysis of the short story "Escape to the City" by Gordon Woodward which was printed in Abook Society Searchlight.

him for not going into business and leaving to live on his own.To describe Patrick the author uses stream of consciousness to reveal him. The quote is "I'd never forgotten the lost look on his face t ... ot have a good relationship with their father.An example of irregular structure in the story is the stream of consciousness Patrick has when thinking about his brother and how his brother relates with ...

(4 pages) 40 0 3.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Who are the victims in "Captain Corelli's Mandolin"?

presented to us in a chapter entitled: "The Duce". De Bernieres chooses to write this chapter using stream of consciousness which highlights Mussolini's self-centeredness and the theme of misplaced po ...

(12 pages) 37 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

James Joyce: Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man How does the text suggest Stephen's mental language?

pioneers of the 20th century, since he was one of the first writers to use a stylistic form called "stream-of-consciousness" in a really convincing and special manner. Sream-of-consciousness is a type ... all devices to reflect the innermost thoughts and feelings of the main character. The technique of stream-of-consciousness enables the reader to get an insight into the mind of the protagonist by giv ...

(3 pages) 72 1 4.9 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

D.h lawrence's "piano"poem; the meaning is conveyed through the tone

his or her reality. Their memories can be so vivid that their dreams may feel like present day. The stream of consciousness can take one word and recreate your whole past. In the poem, "Piano", writte ...

(4 pages) 60 0 3.7 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

"The Jilting of Grandma Weatherall" and how modernism is used.

Grandma Weatherall" is a perfect illustration of modernismIn this story, the literary technique of stream-of-consciousness is used. This narrative is in no way structured into a coherent, logical pre ... e of this freedom when she wrote "The Jilting of Grandma Weatherall." In her modern story, she uses stream-f-consciousness, symbolism, and the dismissal of conventional themes, to give a bow to this new found freedom.

(1 pages) 72 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Discuss the characterisation of Chris Guthrie in Lewis Grassic Gibbon's "Sunset Song" in relation to the main themes in the novel.

ipal theme of the novel is that of change. This is depicted through the eyes of Chris Guthrie whose stream of consciousness dominates the novel's narrative, although parts of it are written from Kinra ...

(10 pages) 84 2 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

My concept of Modernism

entional in narrative and dialogue. Virginia Woolf and James Joyce, however, experimented with the "stream of consciousness" to express a character's thoughts more directly. Poetry broke even more wit ...

(2 pages) 37 0 4.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

My concept of Modernism in Literature

entional in narrative and dialogue. Virginia Woolf and James Joyce, however, experimented with the "stream of consciousness" to express a character's thoughts more directly. Poetry broke even more wit ...

(3 pages) 70 0 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"We Were the Mulvaneys" by Joyce Carol Oates.

sode occurs before the family initially fell apart. Oates uses several literary techniques, such as stream of consciousness, the writing perspective of a first person narrative, and the method of fore ... ughout this entire selection, and they mostly concern his own death that he feels is impending. The stream of consciousness technique becomes evident early on when Judd is by the brook. As he gazes in ...

(4 pages) 17 0 5.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Describe stream of consciousness and how it relates to the James Joyce stories "Araby" and "Eveline."

Stream of consciousness greatly affects the way an author can present his story to his readers. The ... onquer but James Joyce holds the undisputed title. Due to the brilliance of James Joyce, the use of stream of consciousness in Dubliners has a great affect on his story.From the two passages that were ... comes to show that things that seem right in the beginning aren't for you in the end.Joyce's use of stream of consciousness is greatly used in these two sections. In both sections of the story, each b ...

(3 pages) 34 0 3.7 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Analysis of the main character Oliver Bacon in "The Duchess and The Jeweller"

r in the short story "The Duchess and the Jeweller" by Virginia Woolf. The author uses the indirect stream-of consciousness technique as well as her own words to depicts the enterprising merchant as a ... con absolution for his failings.In a nutshell, Oliver Bacon's character is described vividly by the stream-of-consciousness technique together with Woolf's words. From a little boy to a successful jew ...

(2 pages) 20 0 5.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature