The Maturation Journey of the Stream of Consciousness Technique from Henry James to James Joyce

Abstract

The distinctive feature of the modern fictional writing is its interior turning to communicate the flow of human psychological experience. This has been extensively called the stream of consciousness. The stream of consciousness narrative method has become an exhilarating arena of exploration to which criticism has stretched out in this era. It is appealing for it tenders the opportunities of investigating a work of literary art or the mind of the novelist from multitude points of view. This essay rightly talks of the surfacing and the journey of this ground-breaking method of narration from the writers Henry James to James Joyce.

Keywords: stream of consciousness, interior monologue, flow of thoughts, modern narrative technique, psychological device, novel writing, henry james, james joyce