Stream of Conscioucness - Literary Techniques

During the period of literature i am studying for English one of the more common styles used for writing at this time was Stream of Consciousness. The definition is; In literary criticism, stream of consciousness is a narrative mode that seeks to portray an individuals point of view by giving the written equivalent of the character's thought processes, either in a loose interior monologue, or in connection to his or her actions. From what i have read so far in As I Lay Dying the story is described through the random thoughts of the person narrating. It is hard to follow as there are many leaps in syntax and punctuation that makes the book seem unfinished or that it skips parts. Instead of a character narrtarouing the actions of the plot of the book they describe through fragmentary and some feelings. In Stream of consciousness, the speaker's thought processes are more overheard in the mind and is primarily a fictional device. As well it makes for a hard read as you often drift off in the character's thought process yourself.

As I Lay Dying - Just Starting

So i have just started to read As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner who i talked about in my previous post. So i have gotten some more background information on the book itself this time. First of all the book was written in six weeks while William Faulkner was working at a power plant at the time he wrote the book. The book was published in 1930 and has been described by Faulkner himself as a "tour de force". The title of the book comes from Book XI of Homer's The Odyssey from the quote "As I lay dying, the woman with the dog's eyes would not close my eyes as I descended into Hades". The novel is known for its stream of consciousness writing technique, multiple narrators (15 for some reason) and varying chapter lengths. One chapter only has five words during how this makes sense i have no clue. The book is done through a stream of consciousness (a narrative mode that seeks to portray an individuals point of view by giving the written equivalent of the character's thought processes). In other words i think this means the story is told through other character's point of view as opposed to through the actions of the main character. I think this could be interesting way to write a story but depending on the plot it could just drag out the story too.
As I Lay Dying has been consistently ranked among the best novels of the 20th century, the novel has been reprinted by the Modern Library, the Library of America and many other publishers. The novel has also influenced a number of other critically acclaimed books including Graham Swift's Last Orders. Also Grammy-nominated metal core band As I Lay Dying derived its name from the novel.

William Faulkner - Background information

The first book i going to be reading as part of my study on literature during the 20th century before WW2 starts with As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
So i did some research on the author to start, William Faulkner(September 25, 1987 - July 6, 1962) was a Nobel Prize winning American author. He was considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. He got this reputation by his work on his novels and short stories. He also published poems from time to time and was an occasional screenwriter. William got his work published starting in the 1920s but was a unknown name until he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949. During his writing career he published 13 novels and numerous short stories. His most celebrated novels such as The Sound and the Fury (1929), As I Lay Dying (1930), Light in August (1932) and Absalom, Absalom! (1936).Most of his short stories are set in Yoknapatawpha County (fictional county created by William himself)which is based upon his hometown of Oxford, Mississippi. Through his achievements he has often been credited as one of the most important writers in the history of American Literature.

So from what i have read about the author i going to assume As I Lay Dying most likely will take place in a small town in the middle of no where in the Mid - Western states, and something or someone upsets the small town and chaos (from a redneck point of view) ensues