Understanding Stream of Consciousness: It is a phrase coined by William James in his Principles of Psychology (1890)to describe the flow of thoughts of the waking mind,but now widely used in a literary context to describe the narrative method by which certain novelists describe the unspoken thoughts and feelings of their characters,without resorting to objective description or conventional dialogue.In England,this method as a modern technique was developed by Dorothy M.Richardson,James Joyce and Virginia Woolf.The ability to represent the flux of a character's thoughts,impression,emotions,or memories,often without logical sequence or syntax,marked a revolution in the form of the novel in early twentieth-century England.The related phrase "interior monologue"is also used to describe the inner movement of consciousness in a character's mind.Celebrated examples are the opening pages of Mrs.Dalloway and Molly Bloom's reflections in the closing pages of Ulysses. Synopsis of Mrs Dalloway: The action of Mrs Dalloway covers one day for Clarissa Dalloway (with some other central characters,too)as she prepares for a big party that will take place that evening. As the novel begins,Clarissa strolls through Westminster,her neighborhood in London,on her way to a flower shop.Along the way,a few big things take place:she runs into an old friend named Hugh Whitbread,an explosion comes from a diplomatic car on its way to Buckingham Palace,and an"aeroplane"does a little skywriting. When she gets back from her errand,an old friend and former suitor,Peter Walsh,shows up unexpectedly.They're happy to see each other,but there's still some tension.Peter is clearly still in love with Clarissa,and she feels like he judges her for the decisions she's made-among them marrying the conservative but loyal Richard Dalloway.Numerous flashbacks-including one of Clarissa's kiss with a girl named Sally-fill in the story as it happened years ago at her family's country home,Bourton. Feeling desperate over his own unfulfilling life,Peter gets weepy and asks Clarissa if she really loves Richard.Before she can answer,Elizabeth (her daughter)interrupts, and Peter heads out to Regent's Park. We then move to the perspective of Septimus Warren Smith,a shell-shocked World War I veteran who saw Evans,his friend and officer,killed in war.Septimus' wife,Lucrezia,is trying to distract him as they wait for an appointment with Sir William Bradshaw,a mean old psychiatrist. The third person omniscient narrator takes us back to Septimus'life before the war:he was an aspiring poet,read Shakespeare,and loved Miss Isabel Pole.After the war,Septimus becomes emotionally numb.On a total whim,he becomes engaged to an Italian girl Lucrezia.Back in the present day,Septimus is driven deeper into3 Understanding Stream of Consciousness: It is a phrase coined by William James in his Principles of Psychology (1890) to describe the flow of thoughts of the waking mind, but now widely used in a literary context to describe the narrative method by which certain novelists describe the unspoken thoughts and feelings of their characters, without resorting to objective description or conventional dialogue. In England, this method as a modern technique was developed by Dorothy M. Richardson, James Joyce and Virginia Woolf. The ability to represent the flux of a character’s thoughts, impression, emotions, or memories, often without logical sequence or syntax, marked a revolution in the form of the novel in early twentieth-century England. The related phrase “interior monologue” is also used to describe the inner movement of consciousness in a character’s mind. Celebrated examples are the opening pages of Mrs. Dalloway and Molly Bloom’s reflections in the closing pages of Ulysses. Synopsis of Mrs Dalloway: The action of Mrs Dalloway covers one day for Clarissa Dalloway (with some other central characters, too) as she prepares for a big party that will take place that evening. As the novel begins, Clarissa strolls through Westminster, her neighborhood in London, on her way to a flower shop. Along the way, a few big things take place: she runs into an old friend named Hugh Whitbread, an explosion comes from a diplomatic car on its way to Buckingham Palace, and an “aeroplane” does a little skywriting. When she gets back from her errand, an old friend and former suitor, Peter Walsh, shows up unexpectedly. They’re happy to see each other, but there’s still some tension. Peter is clearly still in love with Clarissa, and she feels like he judges her for the decisions she’s made – among them marrying the conservative but loyal Richard Dalloway. Numerous flashbacks – including one of Clarissa's kiss with a girl named Sally – fill in the story as it happened years ago at her family’s country home, Bourton. Feeling desperate over his own unfulfilling life, Peter gets weepy and asks Clarissa if she really loves Richard. Before she can answer, Elizabeth (her daughter) interrupts, and Peter heads out to Regent’s Park. We then move to the perspective of Septimus Warren Smith, a shell-shocked World War I veteran who saw Evans, his friend and officer, killed in war. Septimus’ wife, Lucrezia, is trying to distract him as they wait for an appointment with Sir William Bradshaw, a mean old psychiatrist. The third person omniscient narrator takes us back to Septimus’ life before the war: he was an aspiring poet, read Shakespeare, and loved Miss Isabel Pole. After the war, Septimus becomes emotionally numb. On a total whim, he becomes engaged to an Italian girl Lucrezia. Back in the present day, Septimus is driven deeper into