THE INTERIOR
MONOLOGUE
Of J. Joyce
By Valentina Indri
MODERNISM
The age is
marked by
man’s 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 doesn’t
seem rely on the third person
omnicient narrator anymore but
such a narrative choice is replaced
by new techniques such as the
INTERIOR MONOLOGUE.
WHAT IS THE INTERIOR
MONOLOGUE?
It is the transformation of the
monologue used in drama.
Literature: the
interior monologue
had already been
used by Tennison
and Browing.
There is a speaking
voice talking to an
audience.
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.
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.