THE INTERIOR MONOLOGUE

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• THE INTERIOR MONOLOGUE

Of J. Joyce
By Valentina Indri
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• MODERNISM

The age is marked by mans sense of isolation,
lack of reference point.
Modern Age represents the reaction ageinst the
Victorian Age and its values.
In order to put into light such an inner reality
the novelist doesnt seem rely on the third
person omnicient narrator anymore but such a
narrative choice is replaced by new techniques
such as the INTERIOR MONOLOGUE.
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• WHAT IS THE INTERIOR MONOLOGUE?

It is the transformation of the monologue used in
drama.
There is a speaking voice talking to an audience.
Literature the interior monologue had already
been used by Tennison and Browing.
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• THE INTERIOR MONOLOGUE USED BY
• J. JOYCE

It is a sequence of random associations which
also leads to the lack of a well organized plot.
The narration unveils frequent time shifts.
Technique of FLASHBACK and FLASHFORWARD.
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• CONSEQUENCES OF THE USE OF THE INTERIOR MONOLOGUE

The reader comes across a narration marked by
lack of punctuation, a syntatic structure very
difficult to understand since some sentences are
interrupted and very often there is no logical
connection among them.
It paves the way to a revolution in the way of
writing.
Narrative technique of the interior monologue
proves useful to allow the novelist to give voice
to the real movement of his characters thoughts.