“Stream of consciousness is a narrative technique that presents thoughts as if they were coming directly from a character's mind. instead of being arranged in chronological order, the events are presented from the characters point of view, mixed in with the characters thoughts just as they might spontaneously occur”. (Wiggins R33)
Edgar Allen Poe uses stream of consciousness in his work: The Fall of the House of Usher: “Nevertheless, in this mansion of gloom I now proposed to myself a sojourn of some weeks. Its proprietor, Roderick Usher, had been one of my boon companions in boyhood; but many years had elapsed since our last meeting” (Poe 294). Poe has the main character talking about the mansion and the feelings that it is giving him when the memory of being young boys with Roderick arises. This memory briefly interrupts the story to add the characters thoughts and create more depth to the story for the reader.
In The Raven, Edgar Allen Poe uses stream of consciousness to describe the main characters thoughts as the raven is at his door. “This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing to the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom’s core; this and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining on the cushion's velvet lining…” (Poe 315). Here the main character expresses his thoughts of confusion as to why this raven is at his door repeating the word; nevermore. These thoughts contribute to the mystery of the raven and show the confusion inside the mind of the character that Poe has created. The characters own thoughts included the story add dimension, and allow the reader to see things from not only the narrator's point of view, but also from the character’s.
In the movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the focus often is turned towards the main character, Charlie's, thoughts. There are many scenes where life is going on around Charlie while he is reflecting. In this scene, at the end of the movie, he is sharing his thoughts about his adventures with his friends and how it helped him work through some of his emotional issues. These ideas come directly from Charlie’s mind, from his point of view, and they help to tell the story in a way that the viewer can truly understand Charlie and what he is going through.
Edgar Allen Poe uses stream of consciousness in his work: The Fall of the House of Usher: “Nevertheless, in this mansion of gloom I now proposed to myself a sojourn of some weeks. Its proprietor, Roderick Usher, had been one of my boon companions in boyhood; but many years had elapsed since our last meeting” (Poe 294). Poe has the main character talking about the mansion and the feelings that it is giving him when the memory of being young boys with Roderick arises. This memory briefly interrupts the story to add the characters thoughts and create more depth to the story for the reader.
In The Raven, Edgar Allen Poe uses stream of consciousness to describe the main characters thoughts as the raven is at his door. “This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing to the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom’s core; this and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining on the cushion's velvet lining…” (Poe 315). Here the main character expresses his thoughts of confusion as to why this raven is at his door repeating the word; nevermore. These thoughts contribute to the mystery of the raven and show the confusion inside the mind of the character that Poe has created. The characters own thoughts included the story add dimension, and allow the reader to see things from not only the narrator's point of view, but also from the character’s.
In the movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the focus often is turned towards the main character, Charlie's, thoughts. There are many scenes where life is going on around Charlie while he is reflecting. In this scene, at the end of the movie, he is sharing his thoughts about his adventures with his friends and how it helped him work through some of his emotional issues. These ideas come directly from Charlie’s mind, from his point of view, and they help to tell the story in a way that the viewer can truly understand Charlie and what he is going through.