Parsons argues that "a writer's (or more broadly a period's) ideological and epistemological position on the nature of reality will generally determine the 'narrative approach he will adopt'. (Parsons, 22, 2007) The era consciously embraced change, with artists and artisans rebelling against the conventions of their art form. Bergson's theories on consciousness surfaced, leading modernists such as Joyce to experiment. Joyce responds to modernity by experimenting with the narrative form of subjective consciousness, to capture experience and its slippery nature.