On the Weaving and Unweaving Texture of"Penelope":the Pinnacle of Stream-of-Consciousness Writing
Describing Molly Bloom's remembrances and perceptions at bedtime,"Penelope",the eighteenth Episode of Ulysses is hailed as the pinnacle of Stream-of-Consciousness writing.Scholars generally hold that Joyce manages to show Molly's messy and illog-ical consciousness in its entirety by completely withdrew from this episode,so the lack of texture of"Penelope"has long been the focus of critical concerns.Based on the concept of texture of Systemic Functional Linguistics,it becomes evident that Joyce"wove"and"un-wove"the texture of Molly's Stream-of-Consciousness by innovating textual devices of reference,lexical cohesion,theme system and punctuation.This meticulously crafted texture not only strikes a delicate balance between authenticity and readability,but also resonates with the weaving and unweaving of Penelope in Odyssey,mirroring the epic theme of this Episode.
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