MODERNISM
Conrad was a precursor for his general
psychological investigation (conflicts, alter-ego), the shifts of point of view
(more than one reality, external and internal), solitude.
It refers to new literary forms and interest in
mental processes, use of the stream of consciousness technique,
Consciousness is different from memory or intelligence because it contains both
rational awareness and preconsciousness beyond communication. Iceberg: two
levels, the speech level, can be communicated, and the pre-speech level,
irrational and not communicable. Inner time:flashback
and flashforwards, the story within a story, metaphors, similes . Interior
monologue: the instrument that translates the stream of c. into words, reflects the disconnected and chaotic sequences of
thoughts.
