[ENGLISH] The Thief and the Dogs - Stream of Consciousness Narration
Naguib Mahfouz has used the Stream of Consciousness narration throughout the novel. The use of this technique throughout the novel has given us, the readers, an insight into the thought process that Naguib Mahfouz was going through during President Gamal Abdel Nasser's reign in Egypt as Mahfouz's thoughts on the Egyptian Revolution has been heavily transferred to the novel. The stream of consciousness narration helps the readers to view the story in a new perspective. The stream of consciousness narration is a type of narration that attempts to present a character's variety of thoughts which passes through their minds as the story unfolds. It is usually presented as an internal monologue within a character's mind. This type of narration can also help with the characterisation of various characters within the story yet it seems that descriptions are slanted towards the character's thoughts on the situation. This type of narration was defined by psychologist William...
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