Which characteristic of modernist literature shows a Freudian influence?

A. working-class settings
B. nihilistic characters
C. political themes
D. stream-of-consciousness narratives

Question

Which characteristic of modernist literature shows a Freudian influence?


A. working-class settings
B. nihilistic characters
C. political themes
D. stream-of-consciousness narratives

anonymous · Answer

d) stream-of-consciousness narratives started mostly by James Joyce as a literary devise but the Freudian influence is strongest there. The other answers can use a Freudian interpretation, especially B) Turgenive in Fathers and Sons with his nihilistic foundation is not quite Freudian limited as it is to a nihilistic interpretation,,,,,just say D)