Dynamic Changes in Views and Expectations.
Proust's Remembrance of Things Past, Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps, and T.S. Eliot'sThe Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock? all embodied ideas that were viewed as unacceptable during the early 1900s. In fact, these works were so radical in their unconventionality that new forms of art sprang forth from them directly. The society at those times was not ready for such dramatic changes that were brought about so rapidly, and people could not understand these new and different ways of thinking. This denoted the changes in perception, thought, and ideals that were about to occur during the pre-war era. .
Remembrance of Things Past strongly deviated from the accepted styles of writing that existed in the early 20th century. Proust wrote his book from a first-person perspective, but the narrator was far from omniscient. In fact, he failed to see all angles of his situations. Instead of going along with the ideals of the times, Proust was a timid character who wanted nothing more than shelter from the cruel world. He sought refuge in his mother, while his father wanted him to grow up and become a man. Contrary to this work, most writers during this time tended to portray the narrator as a hero. This story on the other hand has no real hero at all.
Proust in essence regaled the reader with a story about his childhood, which basically had no real plot. He wrote using stream of consciousness, switching from one scene to the next. This was very different because writers in those times wrote plot-based works that stuck to the point at all times. This new form of writing created a very different artistic style and technique. Proust basicallydrew? a picture of his childhood using words and memories. As he flowed from one aspect of his childhood to the next, he would draw the reader into his paradigm of solitude and day dreaming. He made his story seem very biographical and sensual with his fantasies and images.
