As a writing technique, stream of consciousness has exerted a tremendous influence upon literature. In a stream-of-consciousness novel or short story, the authors usually use the following techniques to portray the &q...As a writing technique, stream of consciousness has exerted a tremendous influence upon literature. In a stream-of-consciousness novel or short story, the authors usually use the following techniques to portray the "stream of consciousness" of the character(s): interior monologue; free association; inversion of time and space. When the structure of thinking is considered, the portrayal of the stream of consciousness of the character(s) may fall into two types: the portrayal of individual conscious- ness and that of group consciousness.展开更多
文摘As a writing technique, stream of consciousness has exerted a tremendous influence upon literature. In a stream-of-consciousness novel or short story, the authors usually use the following techniques to portray the "stream of consciousness" of the character(s): interior monologue; free association; inversion of time and space. When the structure of thinking is considered, the portrayal of the stream of consciousness of the character(s) may fall into two types: the portrayal of individual conscious- ness and that of group consciousness.