Use of Stream of Consciousness in Faulkner and SalingerHow does an author paint a vivid picture of a character's thoughts? Stream of consciousness, an elaborate and somewhat complicated writing technique, is an effective method for getting inside a character's head. It's not just about seeing your actions and your environment, but also about understanding your entire thought process through what seems to be a chain reaction. As a character performs actions and observes his surroundings through his senses, thought flows through his mind mimicking the mind. of a real person. Faulkner deliberately avoids the use of punctuation to encourage the selection of random images and memories. Indirect interior monologue is third-person interior monologue. (1, 210) The term interior monologue is sometimes used interchangeably with “stream of consciousness,” although not some claim that the words are not exactly the same thing. These people claim that “stream of consciousness” is some kind of fiction. It is a narrative technique that is the multifaceted movement of rational and irrational thoughts and ideas unconstrained by syntax, grammar, and sensible transitions. There are two types: indirect and direct interior monologue. In indirect interior monologue, the narrator sometimes intervenes with a flow of ideas (1, 209). It is a combination of subsequent impressions in the present interspersed with related thoughts, past experiences, and memories (1, 210). They consider interior monologue a type of fiction, as opposed to free indirect speech and simple first-person narration. (15, 217) There is a tendency for people to view stream of consciousness as a type of fiction that represents a character's consciousness...... middle of paper ......pt. 2013 Faulkner, William. Collected Stories by William Faulkner. First edition by VintageBooks. New York: Random House, Inc., 1977. Print.Kerr, Christine, and Harold Bloom. Bloom's How to write about JDSalinger. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, 2008. Print.McCort, Dennis. "Hyakujo's Geese, Amban's Donuts, and Rilke's Carousel: Sources from East and West for Salinger's Catcher." Bloom's literature. File Web Facts, Inc.. September 30, 2013.Quinn, Edward. “Interior monologue”. Literary and thematic terms.New York: Facts on file. 2006.Priddy, Anna. “'Barn Burning'”. Bloom's literature. Facts on File, Inc. Web September 30, 2013. Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. New York: Bantam, 1951. Print.Faulkner, William. "All pilots dead." Random House, Inc. New York City: 1959. Guide to Linguistic and Literary Resources. US Academic Decathlon.