Stream of consciousness - TATD

In the novel “The theft and the dogs” written by Naguib Mahfouz, it plainly expresses the stream of consciousness that Mahfouz intended to use throughout the novel in order to further explain the emotional shift of the protagonist, Said Mahran. 

First of all, the stream of consciousness means that “the human’s consciousness doesn’t consist of static patterns, but the flow of dynamic images and ideology.”, and Naguib Mahfouz uses this stream of consciousness in order to create empathy with the protagonist Said Mahran. Naguib Mahfouz decided to use the stream of consciousness in the novel as he prioritized the deliverance of the protagonist’s monologue to the readers by using the stream of consciousness. Due to the action, it was successful to fully deliver and allow the readers to understand about Said’s emotional shift in the novel, where he faces burden, despair, and the sense of betrayal. Different from other types of the novel that doesn’t use the stream of consciousness, “The theft and the dogs” successfully deliver the emotional shift of the protagonist Said Mahran and furthermore creates empathy of the dislikable character. 
The stream of consciousness was way more beneficial for the texts like “The theft and the dogs”, as it is containing the fast pace of the novel, it was necessary to put supporting aspects for a better understanding of the plot, and I think it was a nice choice of using the stream of consciousness.

When the readers can understand the psychological shift of Said’s experiences, finally the readers can also understand his actions of external problems that contributed to his internal struggle- which helps the readers to understand the revolutionary counter-narrative and the society that Naguib Mahfouz is talking about.