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In ] and ] '''stream of consciousness''', introduced by ], is the set of constantly changing inner thoughts and sensations which an individual has while conscious. In ] and ] '''stream of consciousness''', introduced by ], is the set of constantly changing inner thoughts and sensations which an individual has while conscious.
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In ], the term denotes a ] which seeks to describe an individual's point of view using a written version of that individual's psychological '''stream of consciousness'''. Stream-of-consciousness writing is strongly associated with the ] movement. In ], '''stream of consciousness''' denotes a ] which seeks to describe an individual's point of view by giving the written equivalent of the character's thought processes. Stream-of-consciousness writing is strongly associated with the ] movement.


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In psychology and philosophy stream of consciousness, introduced by William James, is the set of constantly changing inner thoughts and sensations which an individual has while conscious.

In literary criticism, stream of consciousness denotes a literary technique which seeks to describe an individual's point of view by giving the written equivalent of the character's thought processes. Stream-of-consciousness writing is strongly associated with the modernist movement.

A few of the most famous works to employ the technique are James Joyce's Ulysses (notably Molly Bloom's solilioquy), Jack Kerouac's On the Road and Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Stream-of-consciousness writing is characterised by associative leaps that can make the prose difficult to follow. Typically, writers employ very long sentences which move from one thought to another. Sometimes, writers avoid punctuation altogether in order to prevent artificial breaks in the "stream."