Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The stream of consciousness technique in literature attempts to provide a textual analogue to the flow of a character's thoughts and feelings.
Reason (R): This literary technique was predominantly used in the 20th century, reflecting the influence of psychological theories on literature, particularly those concerning the nature of human consciousness.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
4
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct.