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I searched for and found a lot of websites where this particular topic was discussed but everywhere I just found some technical terms which were not even explained, everywhere but here. Thanks a lot. I wish I had a teacher like you.
This was an interesting video. The brief comments on free association, repetition, and sensory observation were helpful. I am wanting to learn more about getting into a steam of consciousness mode of writing. I write from research and detailed notes, but the few times I have written in SofC the results have been well received by my readers. Interestingly, Paul Simon said he wrote part of Bridge Over Troubled Water in SofC.
Thank you so much for this brilliant explanation. My friend and I were struggling to make sense of this and we couldn't even rely on teachers to explain it in an understanding way. You saved us! Sending loads of love your way!
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Stream of consciousness is literally technique but , was originally concept in psychology invented by psychologist William James . It’s style of technique of writing that tries to capture natural flow of character extended thought proces , often incorporating sensory impressions, incomplete ideas , usual syntax, rough grammar. For example in writing experimental novel Ulysses by James Joyce . Best definition of stream of consciousness is narration that follows character thoughts they unfold . Characteristics of stream of consciousness are free association, looping repetition, sensory observation, and even none existent punctuation and syntax. Pioneer or stream consciousness novel is Virginia Woolf. There are too female writers Dorothy Richardson , Katherine Mansfield. Thank you for your wonderful educational literary channel.
Thanks so much for your kind words, Kathir! The most important thing to do when reading Woolf is to read slowly, asking yourself whose perspective you are given at different moments in the story (they often change) and what effect this shifting narrative eye has upon how you understand the story's themes. Our video on "free indirect discourse" may also help with some of her major works, including To The Lighthouse and Mrs. Dalloway. Good luck to you!
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The example of single, short phrases of thinking, 'late late late, so bright' is that how people actually think? The 'I'm walking to the studio, when I get there, I'll say hello to the videographer. I hope it goes well' seems more accurate to my experience
Great question, Esidara! The short answer is, well, some of the time--particularly when we are in a nervous or excited state (as is the case with many examples of stream-of-consciousness in literature). What does everyone else think? How accurate is this form to your experiences inhabiting your own thoughts?
These videos are fantastic. Thank you! Quick question, when writing in third person, what is the difference between stream of consciousness and free indirect discourse?
Great question, Chris! We actually have a video on free indirect discourse that will tell you more, but the short answer is that stream of consciousness is an attempt to represent how the human brain thinks while free indirect discourse is a third-person narrative mode. Usually stream of consciousness is presented in first-person perspectives, but sometimes free indirect discourse can model that same thinking. F.I.D., however, is ALWAYS a third-person narration. Glad to hear you are enjoying the series!
@@SWLF what is it called when the poetry uses both? One stanza is a narrative and the second first person then combining the two. Like a Dual personality ?
Wow, I always hated stream of consciousness novels because it's so difficult to understand 😑 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young man by James Joyce, Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf Now i understood the pattern and it looks slightly interesting😳
GREAT question, Maja! We would say that it isn't, strictly speaking, stream of consciousness for the reasons you outline. But it could certainly be inspired by / adjacent to what we traditionally think of as stream of consciousness. What does everyone else think?
@@SWLF Thank you for replying.Right after she had a conversation with her mother about cancelling the party as a man had died for which her mother refused .Laura then leaves with the black hat.At this time while she looks at herself in the mirror she asks herself whether she was blowing things out proportion("Am I being extravagant?")and she wondered if her mother is right.This brings me to belief that Laura is guillible and has lived such a cacooned life And within this life, her parents seemed to be the barometer of what is right and wrong. And therefore, just like that she set her sides her thoughts about cancelling the party.. Which brings me to another question ..there is a constant mention of hats throughout the story.Can this some sort of a motif?Thank u so much.🙂
@@myvideochannel6404 Nice! Given the fact that the word choice here (the use of the word "extravagant" and the anxious nature of the question suggests that you could, perhaps, view this moment as an example of stream of consciousness, though the stye is less pronounced here that in the more "extravagant" examples in this video. Thanks for keeping the conversation going!
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My instructor brought this up in a conference on my personal narrative essay and said he couldn't grasp anything. I felt insulated a little and stupid. I'm not sure what he wants, and I don't know how to ask him without being rude. English is my least favorite subject, and I only write the way I feel. Maybe I should get a tutor.
Well, we certainly hope you keep trying, Ciara! The form isn't always appropriate for a given assignment, but it is used frequently in many important creative texts.
Ha! There's only so many things we can do in a short video, Matty. Kerouac certainly took advantage of this method of narration in many of his major works.
Was wondering: how would a writer edit their stream of consciousness writing? I write in stream but have been told by some readers that my sentences were bad! Are my sentences of stream bordering on purple prose or is it just because these readers aren't used to stream? Would love a video on how to suss out what is good and bad stream... if that is even a thing!
Great question, Michelle! Our next video in the series will partially answer this question, but the big thing to keep in mind is matching the point of view (in your case, first-person stream) to the story. Why does the story NEED to be told in this form? What internal conflicts do you want to explore in the story, and how are these conflicts best exemplified through this form. Stream of consciousness is an incredibly demanding form to read, and the plot should re-pay this effort.
Ah, we see now. It has been quite a long time since we've read Mrs. Dalloway, but from what we remember, at many moments in the novel, the narrator does briefly enter into the mind of minor characters through a technique called "free indirect discourse." You can find out more about that narrative mode here: ua-cam.com/video/Vw5XclD9IlQ/v-deo.html
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I searched for and found a lot of websites where this particular topic was discussed but everywhere I just found some technical terms which were not even explained, everywhere but here. Thanks a lot. I wish I had a teacher like you.
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Thanks a lot for explaining stream of consciousness in an understandable way! Great video!
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You explained this perfectly by giving accurate examples! 👍
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This was an interesting video. The brief comments on free association, repetition, and sensory observation were helpful. I am wanting to learn more about getting into a steam of consciousness mode of writing. I write from research and detailed notes, but the few times I have written in SofC the results have been well received by my readers.
Interestingly, Paul Simon said he wrote part of Bridge Over Troubled Water in SofC.
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Thank you so much for this brilliant explanation. My friend and I were struggling to make sense of this and we couldn't even rely on teachers to explain it in an understanding way. You saved us! Sending loads of love your way!
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This video explains the stream of consciousness better than I ever could have. Helped give me a better way to express what stream of consciousness is
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Stream of consciousness is literally technique but , was originally concept in psychology invented by psychologist William James
. It’s style of technique of writing that tries to capture natural flow of character extended thought proces , often incorporating sensory impressions, incomplete ideas , usual syntax, rough grammar. For example in writing experimental novel Ulysses by James Joyce . Best definition of stream of consciousness is narration that follows character thoughts they unfold . Characteristics of stream of consciousness are free association, looping repetition, sensory observation, and even none existent punctuation and syntax. Pioneer or stream consciousness novel is Virginia Woolf. There are too female writers Dorothy Richardson , Katherine Mansfield. Thank you for your wonderful educational literary channel.
Great work here, Khatoon! And William James is such a wonderful philosopher as well as psychologist.
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Thank you very much for this wonderful video! Can you please give me some tips to tackle Virginia Woolf as a non-native reader?
Thanks so much for your kind words, Kathir! The most important thing to do when reading Woolf is to read slowly, asking yourself whose perspective you are given at different moments in the story (they often change) and what effect this shifting narrative eye has upon how you understand the story's themes. Our video on "free indirect discourse" may also help with some of her major works, including To The Lighthouse and Mrs. Dalloway. Good luck to you!
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The example of single, short phrases of thinking, 'late late late, so bright' is that how people actually think? The 'I'm walking to the studio, when I get there, I'll say hello to the videographer. I hope it goes well' seems more accurate to my experience
Great question, Esidara! The short answer is, well, some of the time--particularly when we are in a nervous or excited state (as is the case with many examples of stream-of-consciousness in literature). What does everyone else think? How accurate is this form to your experiences inhabiting your own thoughts?
@@SWLF Any tips on generating an actual stream of consciousness, rather than deliberate thoughts?
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These videos are fantastic. Thank you! Quick question, when writing in third person, what is the difference between stream of consciousness and free indirect discourse?
Great question, Chris! We actually have a video on free indirect discourse that will tell you more, but the short answer is that stream of consciousness is an attempt to represent how the human brain thinks while free indirect discourse is a third-person narrative mode. Usually stream of consciousness is presented in first-person perspectives, but sometimes free indirect discourse can model that same thinking. F.I.D., however, is ALWAYS a third-person narration.
Glad to hear you are enjoying the series!
@@SWLF Great, thank you.
@@SWLF what is it called when the poetry uses both? One stanza is a narrative and the second first person then combining the two. Like a Dual personality ?
@@Brandi.Nicole Interesting! Can you give us an example? The only ones we can think of might be some Wallace Stevens poetry.
Wow so majestic literary terms you have explained it
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Wow, I always hated stream of consciousness novels because it's so difficult to understand 😑
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young man by James Joyce, Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Now i understood the pattern and it looks slightly interesting😳
Ha! Thanks, Hema! Great examples!
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Would Bridget Jones's diary be considered a stream of consciousness or is it different because it isn't necessarily her exact thoughts of that moment?
GREAT question, Maja! We would say that it isn't, strictly speaking, stream of consciousness for the reasons you outline. But it could certainly be inspired by / adjacent to what we traditionally think of as stream of consciousness. What does everyone else think?
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Hi do you think that Katherine Mansfield uses interior monlogue to get us into Laura's thoughts in The Garden Party?
Interesting question, MVC! Could you provide an example from a moment in the text that seems to dip into Laura's thoughts?
@@SWLF Thank you for replying.Right after she had a conversation with her mother about cancelling the party as a man had died for which her mother refused .Laura then leaves with the black hat.At this time while she looks at herself in the mirror she asks herself whether she was blowing things out proportion("Am I being extravagant?")and she wondered if her mother is right.This brings me to belief that Laura is guillible and has lived such a cacooned life And within this life, her parents seemed to be the barometer of what is right and wrong. And therefore, just like that she set her sides her thoughts about cancelling the party..
Which brings me to another question ..there is a constant mention of hats throughout the story.Can this some sort of a motif?Thank u so much.🙂
@@myvideochannel6404 Nice! Given the fact that the word choice here (the use of the word "extravagant" and the anxious nature of the question suggests that you could, perhaps, view this moment as an example of stream of consciousness, though the stye is less pronounced here that in the more "extravagant" examples in this video. Thanks for keeping the conversation going!
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There's an inherent poetry to Stream of Consciousness expression.
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My instructor brought this up in a conference on my personal narrative essay and said he couldn't grasp anything. I felt insulated a little and stupid. I'm not sure what he wants, and I don't know how to ask him without being rude. English is my least favorite subject, and I only write the way I feel. Maybe I should get a tutor.
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Was wondering: how would a writer edit their stream of consciousness writing? I write in stream but have been told by some readers that my sentences were bad! Are my sentences of stream bordering on purple prose or is it just because these readers aren't used to stream? Would love a video on how to suss out what is good and bad stream... if that is even a thing!
Great question, Michelle! Our next video in the series will partially answer this question, but the big thing to keep in mind is matching the point of view (in your case, first-person stream) to the story. Why does the story NEED to be told in this form? What internal conflicts do you want to explore in the story, and how are these conflicts best exemplified through this form. Stream of consciousness is an incredibly demanding form to read, and the plot should re-pay this effort.
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How are small/minor characters used in the technique of Stream of consciousness?
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@@SWLF In Mrs Dalloway, how are minor characters used in the technique of stream of consciousness and what is their main purpose?
Ah, we see now. It has been quite a long time since we've read Mrs. Dalloway, but from what we remember, at many moments in the novel, the narrator does briefly enter into the mind of minor characters through a technique called "free indirect discourse." You can find out more about that narrative mode here: ua-cam.com/video/Vw5XclD9IlQ/v-deo.html
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