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‭Assignment 8 (ENG-2206).‬
‭Experiments and Innovations in the Early 20th-Century West‬

I‭ . Marcel Proust‬
‭1.‬‭Summarize‬‭the‬‭excerpt‬‭from‬‭Part‬‭I.‬‭Combray‬‭of‬‭Swann’s‬‭Way‬‭by‬‭Marcel‬‭Proust‬‭selected‬‭in‬
‭the‬‭textbook‬‭(pp.‬‭137-140)‬‭in‬‭a‬‭paragraph‬‭of‬‭about‬‭70‬‭words.‬‭The‬‭summary‬‭needs‬‭to‬‭mention‬
‭the character(s) and the main actions described in the excerpt.‬
‭-‬ ‭In‬ ‭part‬ ‭1,‬ ‭is‬ ‭Combray.‬ ‭The‬ ‭narrator‬ ‭of‬ ‭Combray‬ ‭is‬ ‭Marcel,‬ ‭an‬ ‭old‬ ‭man.‬ ‭He‬ ‭would‬
‭often‬ ‭wake‬ ‭up‬ ‭unsure‬‭where‬‭he‬‭was,‬‭what‬‭year‬‭it‬‭was,‬‭and‬‭even‬‭who‬‭he‬‭was.‬‭Proust‬
‭then‬ ‭presents‬ ‭a‬ ‭kaleidoscopic‬ ‭vision‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭many‬ ‭bedrooms‬ ‭where‬ ‭his‬ ‭narrator‬ ‭will‬
‭sleep‬‭during‬‭the‬‭novel,‬‭the‬‭reader‬‭into‬‭the‬‭fictional‬‭world‬‭and‬‭showing‬‭the‬‭instability‬
‭of time and space.‬

‭2. Write down a sentence which you think is the longest one from the excerpt.‬
‭-‬ ‭“...summer‬ ‭bedrooms‬ ‭where‬ ‭you‬ ‭delight‬ ‭in‬‭becoming‬‭one‬‭with‬‭the‬‭soft‬‭night,‬‭where‬
‭the‬‭moonlight‬‭learning‬‭against‬‭the‬‭half-open‬‭shutters‬‭casts‬‭its‬‭enchanted‬‭ladder‬‭to‬‭the‬
‭foot‬‭of‬‭the‬‭bed,‬‭where‬‭you‬‭sleep‬‭almost‬‭in‬‭the‬‭open‬‭air,‬‭like‬‭a‬‭titmouse‬‭rocked‬‭by‬‭the‬
‭breeze on the tip of a ray of light...”‬

I‭ I. Tristan Tzara and André Breton‬

‭1. Write down the objects the author of “Dada Manifesto 1918” wants to attack.‬
‭-‬ ‭Tzara,‬ ‭in‬ ‭his‬ ‭"Dada‬ ‭Manifesto‬‭1918,"‬‭expresses‬‭a‬‭desire‬‭to‬‭attack‬‭traditional‬‭notions‬
‭of‬‭art,‬‭bourgeois‬‭society,‬‭nationalism,‬‭and‬‭rational‬‭thought.‬‭He‬‭advocates‬‭for‬‭a‬‭radical‬
‭and‬ ‭nonsensical‬ ‭approach‬ ‭to‬ ‭artistic‬ ‭creation,‬ ‭rejecting‬ ‭established‬ ‭norms‬ ‭and‬
‭embracing chaos and randomness.‬

2‭ .‬‭What‬‭is‬‭the‬‭problem‬‭Breton‬‭wants‬‭to‬‭criticize‬‭and‬‭what‬‭is‬‭the‬‭one‬‭he‬‭wants‬‭to‬‭promote‬‭in‬
‭the process of artistic creation?‬
‭-‬ ‭André‬‭Breton,‬‭in‬‭his‬‭Surrealist‬‭Manifesto,‬‭criticizes‬‭the‬‭constraints‬‭of‬‭rational‬‭thought‬
‭and‬‭bourgeois‬‭morality.‬‭He‬‭aims‬‭to‬‭promote‬‭the‬‭process‬‭of‬‭artistic‬‭creation‬‭guided‬‭by‬
‭the‬ ‭unconscious‬ ‭mind,‬ ‭emphasizing‬ ‭the‬ ‭importance‬ ‭of‬ ‭dreams,‬ ‭intuition,‬ ‭and‬
‭automatic writing in unlocking the creative potential of the human psyche.‬

3‭ .‬‭Whom‬‭does‬‭Breton‬‭admire‬‭and‬‭try‬‭to‬‭apply‬‭his‬‭theory‬‭to‬‭artistic‬‭creation?‬‭Summarize‬‭in‬‭a‬
‭paragraph‬ ‭of‬ ‭about‬ ‭30-50‬ ‭words‬ ‭the‬ ‭main‬ ‭idea‬ ‭of‬ ‭his‬ ‭theory‬ ‭which‬ ‭Breton‬ ‭mentions‬‭in‬‭the‬
‭Manifesto.‬
‭-‬ ‭Breton‬‭admires‬‭and‬‭applies‬‭his‬‭theory‬‭to‬‭artists‬‭such‬‭as‬‭Sigmund‬‭Freud‬‭and‬‭poets‬‭like‬
‭Arthur‬‭Rimbaud.‬‭In‬‭the‬‭Manifesto,‬‭he‬‭outlines‬‭the‬‭main‬‭idea‬‭of‬‭Surrealism‬‭as‬‭the‬‭pure‬
‭psychic‬ ‭automatism‬ ‭that‬ ‭aims‬ ‭to‬ ‭express‬ ‭the‬ ‭real‬ ‭functioning‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭mind‬ ‭beyond‬
‭conscious‬ ‭control.‬ ‭Breton‬ ‭believes‬‭in‬‭tapping‬‭into‬‭the‬‭subconscious‬‭to‬‭create‬‭art‬‭that‬
‭transcends conventional boundaries and explores the depths of human imagination.‬

I‭ II. William Faulkner‬

‭1.‬ ‭Who‬ ‭influences‬ ‭Faulkner’s‬ ‭early‬ ‭period‬ ‭of‬ ‭writing‬ ‭and‬ ‭what‬ ‭is‬ ‭the‬ ‭most‬ ‭prominent‬
‭narrative technique he experiments with in his life as an author?‬
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‭ aulkner's early writing is influenced by authors like James Joyce and Joseph Conrad.‬
‭-‬ ‭The‬ ‭most‬ ‭prominent‬ ‭narrative‬ ‭technique‬ ‭he‬ ‭experiments‬ ‭with‬ ‭is‬ ‭stream‬ ‭of‬
‭consciousness, delving into characters' inner thoughts and emotions.‬

2‭ .‬ ‭Whose‬ ‭narrative‬ ‭point‬ ‭of‬ ‭view‬ ‭is‬ ‭in‬ ‭each‬ ‭chapter‬ ‭of‬ ‭Faulkner’s‬‭The‬‭Sound‬‭and‬‭the‬‭Fury‬
‭(read the quotation of each chapter selected in the textbook to figure out)?‬
‭-‬ ‭Chapter 1: Benjy Compson's perspective with a fragmented and non-linear narrative.‬
‭-‬ ‭Chapter‬ ‭2:‬ ‭Quentin‬ ‭Compson's‬ ‭viewpoint,‬ ‭marked‬ ‭by‬ ‭his‬ ‭internal‬ ‭struggles‬ ‭and‬
‭complexities.‬
‭-‬ ‭Chapter 3: Jason Compson's narrative, showcasing a cynical and bitter worldview.‬
‭-‬ ‭Chapter‬‭4:‬‭Omniscient‬‭third-person‬‭perspective,‬‭providing‬‭insights‬‭into‬‭the‬‭characters'‬
‭lives.‬

3‭ .‬‭How‬‭many‬‭italicized‬‭passages‬‭appear‬‭in‬‭the‬‭excerpt‬‭selected‬‭in‬‭the‬‭textbook?‬‭What‬‭is‬‭each‬
‭of those italicized passages about? (summarize each in some keywords or 1-2 sentences)‬
‭-‬ ‭Several italicized passages appear in the excerpt.‬
‭-‬ ‭Passages‬ ‭include‬ ‭Benjy's‬ ‭memories‬ ‭of‬‭Caddy‬‭and‬‭his‬‭fixation‬‭on‬‭time,‬‭reflecting‬‭his‬
‭mental state.‬
‭-‬ ‭Quentin's‬‭internal‬‭monologue‬‭expresses‬‭his‬‭internal‬‭conflicts,‬‭especially‬‭regarding‬‭his‬
‭sister Caddy and his views on honor.‬

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‭You’re‬‭supposed‬‭to‬‭write‬‭an‬‭essay‬‭(of‬‭about‬‭2,000-2,500‬‭words)‬‭whose‬‭title‬‭is‬‭“The‬‭technique‬
‭of‬ ‭stream‬ ‭of‬ ‭consciousness‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬‭tragedy‬‭of‬‭family‬‭in‬‭William‬‭Faulkner’s‬‭The‬‭Sound‬‭and‬
‭the Fury‬‭.” Make an outline, which consists of arguments, for that essay.‬

‭I. Overview‬
‭-‬ ‭An assessment of the importance and legacy of William Faulkner.‬
‭-‬ ‭Present "The Sound and the Fury" and its innovative use of first-person narrative.‬
‭-‬ ‭Analyzing‬ ‭Faulkner's‬ ‭portrayal‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭sad‬ ‭relationships‬ ‭inside‬ ‭the‬ ‭Compson‬ ‭family‬
‭and his use of stream of consciousness.‬

‭II. Using the Stream of Consciousness to Tell a Story‬

‭-‬ ‭Describe the meaning of stream of consciousness and its literary historical roots.‬
‭-‬ ‭Talk‬ ‭about‬ ‭Faulkner's‬ ‭experiments‬ ‭with‬ ‭this‬ ‭method‬ ‭and‬ ‭how‬ ‭they‬ ‭affected‬ ‭the‬
‭structure of his stories.‬
‭-‬ ‭Specific‬ ‭instances‬ ‭from‬ ‭"The‬ ‭Sound‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭Fury"‬ ‭that‬ ‭highlight‬ ‭how‬ ‭successful‬
‭stream of consciousness is.‬
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‭III. Tragedies and Character Perspectives‬

‭IV. The Compson Family Tragedy‬

‭-‬ ‭The‬ ‭Compson‬ ‭family‬ ‭narrative‬ ‭is‬ ‭characterized‬ ‭by‬ ‭recurring‬ ‭themes‬ ‭of‬ ‭tragedy,‬
‭deterioration, and loss.‬
‭-‬ ‭The effects of historical background and societal shifts on the family's demise.‬
‭-‬ ‭How‬ ‭Faulkner's‬‭use‬‭of‬‭stream‬‭of‬‭consciousness‬‭improves‬‭the‬‭way‬‭he‬‭depicts‬‭tragedy‬
‭in families.‬
‭V. Conclusion‬
‭-‬ ‭Highlight the salient features of Faulkner's use of stream of consciousness.‬
‭-‬ ‭Reiterate‬ ‭how‬ ‭"The‬ ‭Sound‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭Fury"'s‬ ‭depiction‬ ‭of‬ ‭familial‬ ‭sorrow‬ ‭relates‬ ‭to‬
‭narrative method.‬