Rephrase your question. We don't know what comes after Couldn't. What coudn't they do.
Modernist writers experimented with stream of consciousness, fragmentation, and unreliable narrators to engage readers in new ways and challenge traditional literary conventions. By embracing ambiguity and complex narrative structures, they invited readers to actively participate in constructing meaning and interpreting their works.
The use of stream-of-consciousness narration
Symbols
symbols
the use of stream of consciousness narration
Modernists, especially those who wrote in the early years of the 20th century, had a much wider audience but the readership was also much more varied in location and culture.
the increasing diversity and fragmentation of their audiences due to urbanization, industrialization, and the various social, political, and cultural upheavals of the time. This made it challenging for modernist writers to predict their readers' backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, leading them to abandon traditional narrative techniques and experiment with new forms of expression.
Points of view
Points of view
Modernist writers couldn't make assumptions about their readers because they believed in the fragmentation of experience and the need to challenge traditional literary conventions. This led to more ambiguous and complex narratives that required active engagement from the reader to interpret and make meaning from the text. The shift towards subjective perspectives and non-linear storytelling meant that writers could not assume a passive or uniform audience response.
Common themes include the assumptions that culture is broken, civilization is stuck, and reality is subjective.
Flashbacks
Flashbacks
fillmoe-Matherson Dialect and Jazz Rhythms - ZDAllen
Flashbacks
A stream of consciousness narration.