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search  Stream of consciousness is a method of narrative
representation of "random" thoughts which follow in a freely-
flowing style.    Primarily associated with the modernist
movement, stream of consciousness is a form of interior
monologue which claims as its goal the representation of a lead
consciousness in a narrative (typically fiction). This
representation of consciousness can include perceptions or
impressions, thoughts incited by outside sensory stimuli, and
fragments of random, disconnected thoughts. Stream of
consciousness writing often lacks "correct" punctuation or
syntax, favoring a looser, more incomplete style.  The coining
of the term has generally been credited to the American
psychologist William James, older brother of novelist Henry
James. It was used originally by psychologists in the late
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to describe the
personal awareness of one’s mental processes. In The Principles
of Psychology, Chap