Joseph Woods
Dr,Griswold
ENGL 1310.016
Sept. 30, 2015
What are Dreams For? In chapter four of The Storytelling Animal by Johnathan Gottschall, Gottschall argues that there are many reasons for having dreams and how dreams have meanings. He tries to see if dreaming is relevant to the way humans and animals live their lives. He gives examples and other sources to allow the reader to conclude if dreaming is relevant or not, and whether or not it is something that we really need to pay attention to. Gottschall in the chapter argues that dreaming and storytelling tie into one another, because dreams are stories of the dreamer being told; true or untrue. “Dreams are, in effect, night stories…” (70). Also in the chapter Gottschall explains that if dreams contain messages then the messages are pretty weird ones, for instance Gottschall gives an example, also on page seventy, of an evil elf masturbating above a clothes hamper. Gottschall introduces Freud and how he claims dreams mean nothing at all, and comes up with random activation theory, which …show more content…
Jouvet believed that dreams were for a purpose, and that all animals dreamed. Dreams are also full of plot. Why? These plots also focus on the person that is dreaming the dream. Why, if it is just another story? Freud believes that dreams do not mean anything and are just random activations that the brain puts on when we are sleep at night; Jouvet believes that dreams have a purpose. Gottschall also states that thousands of years ago people believed that dreams were encrypted messages from the spirit world (71). A many of these dreams were interpreted, and some, according to the story of Joseph, came true. Gottschall also states that “Dreamland” does have a few of pleasures “…Dreamland, you may sometimes feel happy…”
Dr,Griswold
ENGL 1310.016
Sept. 30, 2015
What are Dreams For? In chapter four of The Storytelling Animal by Johnathan Gottschall, Gottschall argues that there are many reasons for having dreams and how dreams have meanings. He tries to see if dreaming is relevant to the way humans and animals live their lives. He gives examples and other sources to allow the reader to conclude if dreaming is relevant or not, and whether or not it is something that we really need to pay attention to. Gottschall in the chapter argues that dreaming and storytelling tie into one another, because dreams are stories of the dreamer being told; true or untrue. “Dreams are, in effect, night stories…” (70). Also in the chapter Gottschall explains that if dreams contain messages then the messages are pretty weird ones, for instance Gottschall gives an example, also on page seventy, of an evil elf masturbating above a clothes hamper. Gottschall introduces Freud and how he claims dreams mean nothing at all, and comes up with random activation theory, which …show more content…
Jouvet believed that dreams were for a purpose, and that all animals dreamed. Dreams are also full of plot. Why? These plots also focus on the person that is dreaming the dream. Why, if it is just another story? Freud believes that dreams do not mean anything and are just random activations that the brain puts on when we are sleep at night; Jouvet believes that dreams have a purpose. Gottschall also states that thousands of years ago people believed that dreams were encrypted messages from the spirit world (71). A many of these dreams were interpreted, and some, according to the story of Joseph, came true. Gottschall also states that “Dreamland” does have a few of pleasures “…Dreamland, you may sometimes feel happy…”