Intro:
Freud in The interpretation of Dreams creates a procedure to analyze dreams. He first proposes the idea that all dreams fulfill a subconscious wish. This theory creates a fundamental issue: How can all dreams be wish fulfillment if in many cases they are destressing to the dreamer? To combat this issue Freud proposes the idea of manifest and latent content as the keys to understanding dreams. Manifest content is defined as the dream itself, it is the “plot”. Latent content is the underlying meaning of the manifest content. Latent content becomes manifest content through dream distortion which is defined as a process which occurs in order to prevent the dreamer from becoming aware of the repressed content in their dreams, …show more content…
Prior to this dream I had just changed my major from Accounting to Legal Studies in Business. Though law school has been my intention since grade school a major in accounting meant I always had a fall back if I could not get into law school. Becoming a CPA or just work in a small firm as an accountant was always an option. When I changed my major to Legal Studies in Business I eliminated that safety net making the LSAT and being accepted into law school that much more important. This for someone like me who must plan everything establishes more room for uncertainty, this angst appears in the …show more content…
I felt as though I was not in control of my life and figuratively “threw in the towel” when it came to my education I abandoned my usual work ethic; this coping mechanism ultimately didn’t work and as shown in the dream only created dissonance.
In the dream the line that forms behind me as spectators is a form of displacement. These faceless people represent my family. My family is very tight knit and is always in everyone else’s business which breads gossip and becomes added pressure to excel in everything I do. The last thing I want to do is become a disappointment, this dream with the reoccurring theme of failure would not be complete without my family acting as spectators watching me fail.
The last and probably most significant part of the dream is when I dove into the black hole after my credit cards. I believe this holds a lot of significance, in the dream I dove in and felt as though I was falling not flying. I believe that this is the culmination of my loss of control; however, I believe the black hole a condensation of the future. I believe that the action of jumping into the black hole is me accepting the uncertainty and still holding onto my dream of becoming a lawyer with tenacity and persistence.
Freud in The interpretation of Dreams creates a procedure to analyze dreams. He first proposes the idea that all dreams fulfill a subconscious wish. This theory creates a fundamental issue: How can all dreams be wish fulfillment if in many cases they are destressing to the dreamer? To combat this issue Freud proposes the idea of manifest and latent content as the keys to understanding dreams. Manifest content is defined as the dream itself, it is the “plot”. Latent content is the underlying meaning of the manifest content. Latent content becomes manifest content through dream distortion which is defined as a process which occurs in order to prevent the dreamer from becoming aware of the repressed content in their dreams, …show more content…
Prior to this dream I had just changed my major from Accounting to Legal Studies in Business. Though law school has been my intention since grade school a major in accounting meant I always had a fall back if I could not get into law school. Becoming a CPA or just work in a small firm as an accountant was always an option. When I changed my major to Legal Studies in Business I eliminated that safety net making the LSAT and being accepted into law school that much more important. This for someone like me who must plan everything establishes more room for uncertainty, this angst appears in the …show more content…
I felt as though I was not in control of my life and figuratively “threw in the towel” when it came to my education I abandoned my usual work ethic; this coping mechanism ultimately didn’t work and as shown in the dream only created dissonance.
In the dream the line that forms behind me as spectators is a form of displacement. These faceless people represent my family. My family is very tight knit and is always in everyone else’s business which breads gossip and becomes added pressure to excel in everything I do. The last thing I want to do is become a disappointment, this dream with the reoccurring theme of failure would not be complete without my family acting as spectators watching me fail.
The last and probably most significant part of the dream is when I dove into the black hole after my credit cards. I believe this holds a lot of significance, in the dream I dove in and felt as though I was falling not flying. I believe that this is the culmination of my loss of control; however, I believe the black hole a condensation of the future. I believe that the action of jumping into the black hole is me accepting the uncertainty and still holding onto my dream of becoming a lawyer with tenacity and persistence.