Stream of Consciousness in Arthur Schnitzler´s Fraulein Else

The book starts out with an intricate explanation of the analytical mind. As that is our introduction; it floats into our narrator recounting his acquaintance with another named: C. Auguste Dupin, whom our narrator recalls was very fond of books; having met him at an obscure library in the Rue Montmartre, they were searching for the same unique text. This accidental meeting brought them closer together, seeing each other frequently. Our narrator is fascinated with his new friend 's’ family history, which he was told many times. And is enthralled by Dupin’s love of literature. It is then detailed how our narrator gives himself up to Dupin’s ‘flights of fancy,’ letting himself be sucked into a vortex of fey dreams. Prone to prowling the streets at night, conversing amongst themselves. He then praises his friend’s analytical inclination, his skills of observation proved by a little chat about a play and a fruiterer.

The interior narration here allows the focus to hold a contemplative and introspective view of Michaels thought patterns. He remembers his dreams and notes them as being irrational and beyond all reason of reality, yet he finds himself yearning for her

Freud’s interest in unconscious ideas was sparked in France after watching demonstrations by Jean-Martin Charcot and Hippolyte Bernheim. Charcot showed that hysterical conditions like “glove anesthesia” and blindness without a scientific cause could be cured (though often temporarily) through ideas and suggestions. The idea on the part of the patient that he cannot see or feel his hand or any other number of things can be reversed by the hypnotist’s command to do whatever he believes he cannot. His demonstrations showed that the afflicted were not suffering from a problem in the brain, but rather in the mind.

Austrian Neurologist Sigmund Freud was the founder of the technique known as psychoanalysis, a method of mental therapy that centralizes on the use of verbal communication to handle unconscious quandary. The necessity of such treatment is showcased in Rosalind Warren’s “Furniture Fight”, in which a young girl visits her cancer coping stepmom who uses an obsession towards furniture as a means to deal with her illness. To that effect, the story suggests that to deal with unpleasant situations, people tend to express themselves on a subconscious level rather than say how they truly feel. This unhealthy method of dealing with feelings is demonstrated through an analysis of the caring narrator’s attitude towards her stepmom, the step mother’s obsession for decor and the importance of a new patio set versus an old one.

It is something everyone does, continuously, in everything we do; a running dialogue of thoughts always occupying our minds, perceptible to only us. In everyday life, this common train of thoughts is never scrutinized or examined, but in literature, it is something referred to as stream of consciousness and it is what will be surveyed in this essay. The two stories being observed are Katherine Porter’s “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”, a short story about an 80-year-old woman’s thoughts and memories as she lives out her last day. The second story is James Joyce’s “Araby”, the fictional story of a young boy in Dublin and his infatuation with a girl in his neighborhood. This essay will examine stream of consciousness vital role in these

The luxurious tone of Daisy’s voice snatches the attention of all who are nearby, urging them to listen to her siren-like cry. While at Nick’s house for tea, “ the exhilarating ripple of [Daisy’s] voice was a wild tonic in the rain” takes Nick on a journey, causing him to “follow the sound of it for a moment, up and down, with [his] ear alone, before any words came through” (85). Making Nick stop and listen to the bobbing rhythm of her voice, Daisy captures Nick’s ear and guides it on a riveting expedition. The voice leads Nick’s ear in a consistent pattern of up and down coercing him to listen to every beat. Daisy’s voice is unique in the sense that “it was the kind of voice that the ear follows up and down as if each speech is an arrangement of notes that will never be played again” (9). With the use of a metaphor, Daisy’s voice becomes an arrangement of notes resembling a song, arranged in a specific lyrical pattern. Fresh in the mind of those

In the poem “Thou Blind Man’s Mark” by Sir Philip Sidney, the speaker is struggling with his desire for someone or something. They are fighting this feeling for control over his thoughts and mind. It is shown that both the speaker and desire are constantly fighting, with neither fully able to take control. This fact is evident through Sidney’s use of violent diction, personification of desire, and oxymorons.

The lyric “if I slipped into the quiet” synchronises with the image of Julia and her emotions. The death of Rob has had a debilitating affect on Julia. Her personal heartache and inner turmoil has ultimately “silenced” her. She is left empty and unable to communicate to others. The oblique camera angle further emphasises this notion but also suggests that she is not part of the viewers’ world. Facing her back to the camera in a medium camera shot, she watches a train go past. The lyric “a melody strong” combines with the rattle of the train tracks, reinforcing the cause of the fatal tragedy. The lexical item “strong” links with the forte tonal quality of the rattling train line, adding depth to the scene.

I chose to write a stream of consciousness from the point of view of Caylin-Calandria. I have done so because Caylin-Calandria has experienced death before has her mother die when she was young. As she has dealt with death before this gave me an idea to include a small side of multiply personality disorder as this is a common occurrence when people are dealing with significant trauma. As Caylin-Calandria struggles to understand her mother’s dead, I added a small side of multiply personality disorder as a coping mechanism. this other personality was added as a second “voice” that is against her at first but becomes a bit of a carer as time goes on as she learns to cope and lean on this second voice. As this is a common occurrence when people

Through this quote, the reader is able to see the way in which Septimus’ thoughts are portrayed. The thoughts of Septimus show him to be a helpless victim. When understanding the way Septimus is being treated by the doctor, the reader can not help but feel sympathy for him. Woolf’s use of stream of consciousness is that of cautiousness and delicacy.

The accompanist started tapping her fingers up and down, but the music that came out did not resemble the familiar tune I had chosen to sing! The pianist continually played. Not going on, but repeating the same few measures again and again. My head rushed, I did not know what to do. I began question myself again. “Why am I doing this? It is not suppose to be like this, they should just let me sing.” Then something clicked… just

The author tries to convey this message mainly through writing this piece in first person while using the literary style of stream of consciousness. Periodically throughout the piece, the author shows his

In the 1960s, Aaron T. Beck, a psychiatrist, observed that during his analytical sessions, his patients tended to have an internal dialogue going on in their minds, almost as if they were talking to themselves. But they would only report a fraction of this kind of thinking to him. For example, in a therapy session the client might be thinking to him- or herself: “He (the therapist) hasn’t said much today. I wonder if he’s

            Stream of consciousness is simply how our brain thinks.  Perhaps as the teacher reads through this poem we hear the word "Mermaid".  Our minds see the singing mermaids on the rocks in "Jason and the Argonauts" and then jump to Peter Pan and from Peter Pan to Mary Poppins.  The idea of stream of consciousness

William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, takes the audience on a wild and confusing ride through the human unconscious. From the play within the play, to fairies causing mayhem, what is to be considered reality? The notion of falling asleep and dreaming is introduced over and over in the play, and leaves the audience wondering, is any of this real? Throughout this paper, I will attempt to explain the parallels between Shakespeare’s work, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the work of the Austrian neurologist, Sigmund Freud, whose most popular work is that of dreams and dream interpretations.