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- From: larryw@sun.lclark.edu (Larry Westdahl)
- Newsgroups: misc.writing
- Subject: Stream of consciousness
- Message-ID: <1992Dec13.212651.22944@lclark.edu>
- Date: 13 Dec 92 21:26:51 GMT
- Article-I.D.: lclark.1992Dec13.212651.22944
- Sender: larryw@lclark.edu (Larry Westdahl)
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- Organization: Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR
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- I already have my own ideas on this, but I wanted to know what others thought
- about this technique. Do you think that stream of consciousness can be
- a valuable tool in a story, or do you think that the form, because it is
- so rarely used, may only a distraction? Joyce and Faulkner were able to
- pull it off with great success, but as a writing technique it never
- picked much steam. Like the second person narrative, S.O.C. must
- be used for some specific effect, and not just so the writer can be
- different from everone else, and often when I see someone use S.O.C., it
- seems a little affected. Also, do you think that the short story form might
- be a little too restricting for the deployment of a stream of consciousness
- passage? Within the context of a novel there is enough room to show off, and
- the reader can forgive the the writer these moments. In a short story, is
- there enough room? I would say yes, if the passage was appropriate, and just
- about perfect. I would appreciate hearing what others think on this matter.
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- larryw@lclark.edu | *L.Westdahl is a caring nurturer, a member of several
- writer, musician | twelve step programs, but not a licensed therapist.
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