How to understand the stream of consciousness novel

The stream-of-consciousness novel is a literary form that usually uses a non-linear narrative structure and a large number of subjective shots and stream-of-consciousness techniques to express the author's thoughts and emotions. In stream-of-consciousness novels, the reader could see the author's thought patterns, emotional states, and sensory experiences as if they had entered the author's inner world. Understanding stream-of-consciousness novels required a certain degree of literary attainment and imagination because its narrative and presentation techniques were more abstract. The main characteristic of stream-of-consciousness novels was that the narrative was incoherent and the plot was not complicated. The thoughts and emotions of the characters were relatively jumping. The reader needs patience and understanding to understand the plot and characters in the novel through a lot of imagination and inference. Stream of consciousness novels usually depicted the inner world and emotional changes of the characters, emphasizing the subjective feelings of the characters and the narrative of the stream of consciousness. For example, in novels, the thoughts and emotions of the characters will change with the development of the plot. Sometimes, there will be streams of consciousness scenes such as hallucinations in front of the characters or chaos in the inner world. Understanding stream-of-consciousness novels required a deep understanding of narrative structure, literary form, and character psychology. It also required a certain amount of imagination and patience.