The Inner Tides: The Stream of Consciousness and Subjectivity in “The Waves”
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science December 25, 2025 Noor-A-Jannath Tania, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Snehangshu Shekhar Chanda et al.
Virginia Woolf's novel The Waves (1931) is an experimental work that uses the stream of consciousness technique to explore the inner thoughts and sensory perceptions of its six narrators. The novel is presented entirely in soliloquies, charting the psychology of the characters rather than following a plain narrative. Woolf's narrative requires deep concentration and is known for its profound descriptions. While Dorothy Richardson first used the stream of consciousness technique in British modernist novels, Woolf is credited with advancing it to a higher level.