Modernism

Postmodernism

Symbolism

Expressionism

Stream of consciousness

Surrealism

Futurism

Dadaism

Post-impressionism

Cubism

Poetry

Novel

Economy

Two world wars

Cultural background

a cultural movement that generally includes the progressive art and architecture,
design, literature, music, dance, painting and other visual arts

key elements are experimentation, anti-realism,
individualism and a stress on the cerebral rather than emotive aspects

The work of Modernist writers is characterized
by showing the disenchantment, dislocation,
and alienation of men in the world, and
by the emphasis on experimentation
and formalism and objectivism

It is characterized by discontinuous structure, fragmentary description and highly experimental language expression

It focuses on revealing the ugly side of human nature, expounds the non heroic nature of the characters and the disorder of the inner world

Accurate understanding and mature application of stream of consciousness