The document discusses the narrative technique used in William Faulkner's novel "The Sound and the Fury". It is stream of consciousness, which presents a character's thoughts as a continuous flow without regard to grammar, syntax, or chronology. The novel's first section uses this technique to narrate the character Benjy Compson, expressing his mental condition through his random thoughts and reactions like "Caddy smells like trees" and realizing "Caddy suddenly does not smell like trees" after her marriage. Stream of consciousness was first defined by psychologist William James and used prominently by authors like Virginia Woolf and James Joyce.
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The narrative technique of the novel The Sound and The
Fury is Stream of Consciousness.
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What is Stream of Consciousness ?
Stream of Consciousness is defined as a persons thoughts and conscious
reactions to events perceived as a continuous flow.
First use of the term in a psychologist William JamesPrinciples of
psychology (1890).
Virginia Woolf and James Joyce .
As a literary device, stream of consciousness refers to the writers effort to
present the conscious and subconscious thoughts in the characters mind.
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WILLIAMFAULKNER
Novels first section is narrated Benjy Compson.
Novel expresses the mental condition of the character by the stream of
conscious technique.
Benjy says, Caddy smells like trees. (p.41)
After marriage of Caddy, Benjy says, Caddy suddenly does not smell
like trees. (p.43)
