In James Joyce’s 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man', the stream of consciousness evolves by:
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Correct answer: Maturing alongside Stephen from infant babble to mature diary entries
The novel begins with the sensory, infant language of 'moocow' and ends with sophisticated, aesthetic philosophical diary entries. The style matures alongside Stephen Dedalus's mind.
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