The poem is highly relatable. Everyone is subject to reflect what occurs in their daily life or subconscious minds, in their dreams. Memories and vivid imagery typically tends to identify itself in dreams. Dreams can reflect a lot of what is occurring in the subconscious mind. The brain stores memories and can replay them like movies in a theater. The great use of imagery and a mood of honest reality surges through the poem. The poem begins in flashback. The author is reflecting upon a past memory when both opf her parents were alive. The mood shifts from being happy and reminiscent, to slight sadness. She manages to dream so deeply that she is transported to her old home. Karr states,” A light in the hall-/ my father in the doorway, not
