ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In “A portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, ” James Joyce extensively uses the stream of consciousness technique, a stylistic form in which written prose seeks to represent the characters’ stream of inner thoughts and perceptions rather than render these characters from an objective, external perspective.

Detailed explanation-2: -Joyce uses the stream to make the reader reflect upon the moment Gabriel was wondering what would make a woman listen attentively to distant music. The reader may concur with Gabriel that it was unusual.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stream of consciousness is a style or technique of writing that tries to capture the natural flow of a character’s extended thought process, often by incorporating sensory impressions, incomplete ideas, unusual syntax, and rough grammar.

Detailed explanation-4: -James Joyce is known for his experimental use of language and exploration of new literary methods, including interior monologue, use of a complex network of symbolic parallels, and invented words, puns, and allusions in his novels, especially Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939).