Stream of Consciousness · English Literature

The transition in 'To the Lighthouse' where the narrative moves into the minds of different characters sitting at a dinner table is an example of:

  1. Multipersonal representation of consciousness
  2. First-person omniscient narration from a fixed point of view
  3. The 'Iceberg' theory of prose
  4. Epistolary framing
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Correct answer: Multipersonal representation of consciousness

Woolf shifts the focalization from one character to another seamlessly. This creates a kaleidoscopic effect where the 'truth' of the scene is the sum of many different subjective streams.

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