stream of consciousness
What stream of consciousness means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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A modernist prose technique that Joyce pioneers and that evolves in complexity as Stephen matures from infancy to university age.
A narrative technique used to expose the internal lives of women constrained by patriarchal structures.
A fragmented narrative mode through which the speaker's disjointed thought processes are revealed.
Topics that use stream of consciousness
- 5d. Component 02 – Comparative and contextual study core and suggested set texts - Core set texts for Comparative and contextual study: Women in Literature (OCR A-Level)
- 5e. Literature post-1900 (Non-exam assessment component) suggested texts - YOUNG MEN (OCR A-Level)
- Component 3: Poetry – Section B: Specified Poetry Pre- or Post-1900 – Post-1900 – The Modernist Period – The Great Modern Poets, editor Michael Schmidt (Quercus, 2014) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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