【正确答案】正确答案：Stream of consciousness, or interior monologue, is one of the modern literary techniques. It is the style of writing that attempts to imitate the natural flow of a character"s thoughts, feelings, reflections, memories and mental images as the character experiences them. It was first used in 1922 by the Irish novelist James Joyce. Later, it was advanced by the American modern writer William Faulkner. For example, in his work 77ie Sound and the Fury, stream of consciousness is skillfully used. In the novel, time sequence is dislocated. Past and present happenings are interwoven. Characters are immersed in their inner musings of either the good old days or of the complaints on the meaningless present. The narrative often breaks trough the bounds of time and space, and depicts the unconscious activity of the mind fast changing and flowing incessantly.