Question

How does As I Lay Dying most meet the definition of Modernist literature?

A. It is told by an all-knowing narrator.
B. The characters are exaggerated and unrealistic.
C. It uses stream of consciousness.
D. The events are presented in chronological order.

Answer 1

I would go with C, but I'm not sure.

Answer 2

Answer:

It uses stream of consciousness.

Explanation:

The stream of consciousness is a literary style that is very recurrent in modernist literature and it is related to the psychological term where the individual exteriorizes their opinions and thoughts, therefore this story presents 15 characters in 59 chapters where the reader is allowed to get into their minds through the thoughts and opinions presented