What is the difference between Wang Meng's "stream of consciousness" novels and western stream of consciousness novels?

Answer 1

Wang Meng's "stream-of-consciousness" novels and western stream-of-consciousness novels are two different literary schools, and there are great differences in the way of literary expression and style.

Western stream-of-consciousness novels were a literary genre that rose in the early 20th century. It mainly emphasized the author's subjective feelings and the use of stream-of-consciousness techniques to present the changes in the emotions and thoughts of the characters through rapid and chaotic narration. Western stream-of-consciousness novels often use disorderly narration, a large number of omitted and jumping, and stream-of-consciousness descriptions, making it difficult for readers to sort out the plot and the relationship between the characters.

Wang Meng's "stream of consciousness" novels referred to Chinese novels, which focused on the character's inner experience and omitted the plot. Through a large number of symbolic techniques and subjective descriptions, they presented a unique literary style and language characteristics. Wang Meng's stream-of-consciousness novels often used a large number of symbolic techniques such as crystal balls, talismans, dreams, etc., trying to reveal the unique cultural symbols and values of China through the inner experience of the characters and the description of the stream-of-consciousness.

Wang Meng's "stream-of-consciousness" novels and western stream-of-consciousness novels have significant differences in narrative, language style and literary value, but they both try to show the changes in the emotions and thoughts of the characters through unique literary techniques.