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Soliloquy
Definition of Stream of Consciousness
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... read full definition
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... read full definition
Stream of consciousness is a style or technique of writing that tries to capture the natural flow of a character's... read full definition
Part 1, Chapter 2
Explanation and Analysis—Anthony:
For a large portion of Part 1, Chapter 2, Anthony Blanche soliloquizes his stream-of-consciousness thoughts about the Flyte/Brideshead/Marchmain clan, speaking to Charles over the course of an evening. The following excerpt is but a portion of this soliloquy, taken as example:
"Poor man, he is very South American…. I never heard anyone speak an ill word of Stefanie, except the Duke: and she, my dear, is positively cretinous.”
Anthony had lost his stammer in the deep waters of his old romance. It came floating back to him, momentarily, with the coffee and liqueurs. “Real G-g-green Chartreuse, made before the expulsion of the monks. There are five distinct tastes as it trickles over the tongue. It is like swallowing a sp-spectrum. Do you wish Sebastian was with us? Of course you do. Do I?"
