Lit terms cont.

Literary Term #3

Stream of Consciousness

• page 178: "It was really only two, but I did not want to explain after I had made the mistake."
• page 178:" 'Yes,' I lied. I had read the accounts of his two appearances in the bull-fight papers, so I was right."

This lit term means that the author writes where the inner workings of the character's mind are revealed. In this case, Jake's thoughts concerning his action of what he says to Pedro Romero. Throughout the book, Jake adds commentary to the story. He adds reasonings to actions, such as theses two instances. In addition, these thoughts can be somewhat complex depending on what is occuring. At the beginning of the story (page 19), Jake reveals why he decides to take Robert to the bar. His thinking is rather complex here, but it does effectively explain why he does what he does. This happens in the entire book with Jake since he is the character who is telling the story.