You know, on the subject of representing the inside of someone's head, the lecture after the one I mentioned in the post made a really interesting point: That we can get to know fictional characters in a way that we only know ourselves in real life, that is by directly accessing someone's thoughts as opposed to what they make known through actions or by report.
The professor then compared different approaches to accessing characters' inner thoughts, from pure stream of consciousness (Mrs. Dalloway) to a more condensed and refined internal monologue made to an audience (The Great Gatsby) to a completely external view that acts like an invisible camera following the characters around (The Maltese Falcon). I think the second approach is the most common, but do you have an idea of what approach might best represent someone's inner life or which you prefer to use?
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Date: 2016-08-07 08:15 am (UTC)The professor then compared different approaches to accessing characters' inner thoughts, from pure stream of consciousness (Mrs. Dalloway) to a more condensed and refined internal monologue made to an audience (The Great Gatsby) to a completely external view that acts like an invisible camera following the characters around (The Maltese Falcon). I think the second approach is the most common, but do you have an idea of what approach might best represent someone's inner life or which you prefer to use?