What is a 'stream of consciousness novel'?
'Stream of consciousness novels' was a genre of literature that emphasized the subjective consciousness and emotional experience of the characters in the novel rather than the traditional plot and character description. In stream-of-consciousness novels, the thoughts and emotions of the characters are chaotic and jumpy, and it is difficult to organize them according to logic or traditional storylines. This literary genre usually uses a first-person narrative to allow the reader to directly participate in the novel to feel the inner conflicts and emotional changes of the characters. The origins of stream-of-consciousness novels could be traced back to the early 20th century, such as The Second Nature by De Beauvoir of France and The Sound and Fury by Faulkner of England. In the 1950s, American Don Thomas began to write popular stream-of-consciousness novels. His representative works included On the Road and Moon Gate. In recent years, stream-of-consciousness novels have once again received attention, such as Russia's Nikolayevich Tolstoy's War and Peace, and Britain's Clark's 2001 Space Roaming.