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Definition of Stream of Consciousness
Stream of consciousness is a style or technique of writing that tries to capture the natural flow of a character's extended thought process, often by incorporating sensory impressions, incomplete ideas, unusual syntax... read full definition
Stream of consciousness is a style or technique of writing that tries to capture the natural flow of a character's extended thought process, often by incorporating... read full definition
Stream of consciousness is a style or technique of writing that tries to capture the natural flow of a character's... read full definition
Key Examples in House Made of Dawn
10. The Night Chanter, February 20
Explanation and Analysis—Racing Mind:
Momaday uses stream of consciousness as a motif in the novel to give the reader a sense of characters' inner, anxious worlds. One clear example occurs in Chapter 10, when Ben Benally drunkenly delves into his memories:
Let's see...let's see; Manygoats gave me three dollars, and I bought a bottle of wine. I wonder who that great big girl was. I have two dollars and eleven cents. I wish I had some more of that wine. I wish I had another bottle of wine...and a dollar bill...and two dimes...and two pennies.
Ei yei! with a name like that, and she had dimes...dimes on her shoes.
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