In Between Dreams

When it comes to dream interpretation the first to come to mind is usually the well-known Mr. Sigmund Freud. Freud created that stepping stone regarding the hidden meaning of dreams. A supporter of his for some time, Carl Jung used the fundamentals presented by Freud to create his own psychological theory of the unconscious. He used the same structured concept of Freud’s unconscious principle but named it the personal unconscious. One of his novel ideas however, was the collective unconscious…

history of literature, dreams have become a framework for learned lessons or guiding the protagonist towards making the correct decisions. Especially in the realm of world literature, countries such as Austria and Switzerland have given us a ton of information regarding dream theory. Perhaps two of the most renowned scholars in the form of dreaming were Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Sigmund Freud’s most famous work regarding dreaming was his work, The Interpretation of Dreams. In the text, Freud…

“Dreams feel real while we’re in them. It’s only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange”(Cobb). Statements like this are what movies like Inception and The Matrix revolve around. Throughout such movies we ask ourselves time after time, is it a dream or is it reality? Christopher Nolen the director of Inception goes even further and depicts a picture where a person goes into multiple dreams while being in one all ready. The main idea behind The Matrix is that the world we…

Pickthall have written about our beautiful land. Both Pickthall poems “Dream River” and “The Pool” as well as Lampman’s “Morning on the Lièvres” do a wonderful job of describing nature. They constantly refer to gemstones or metals to describe nature’s aspects, thus giving the reader a strong visual aspect to base themselves on. Furthermore, by linking other aspects of nature to selective languageone creates instances of spirituality and dream like feelings. Throughout their works, Lampman and…

Dreams “Dreams are only thoughts you didn't have time to think about during the day.” (Unknown Author). There are many different components that are involved in why we dream, how to understand our dreams and the possibilities of remembering our dreams. Despite opposing viewpoints, research proves that everyone does dream and if we understand how our dreams work, then it will have a positive effect on our well-being. “There are many theories about why we dream, but no one knows for sure.”…

Dreams are mysterious things that people try to understand. Some think that dreams have meaning, whether others think they mean nothing at all. In my opinion, dreams can relate to what you thought about or what you did during the day, but I do not think they have a meaning. You can relate your dreams to things you did if you try to, but I think this means that you are giving your dreams meaning because you want them to mean something. I talked to others to see if they had a similar opinion on…

with an excess of money became harder for them to function rather than the lifestyle they had lived with less wealth. Although the money bought the Younger family a new house, the opportunity to come close to purchasing a dream liquor store, and the ability to chase after any dream their greedy hearts desired, becoming rich was not all they thought it should be. Like the Youngers did at the beginning of the story, you find…

Every individual dreams; however, some people are affected more than others. Dreams are sequences of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Most occurring during rapid-eye movement or REM—when brain activity is high and resembles being awake. Many believe that dreams are a connection to an individual’s subconscious. Sigmund Freud, a scientist in the early 1900s performed extensive studies on dreams, including their…

The whole movie “Inception”, is a dream from start to end due to the fact that the movie follows logical steps into a dream and its possible outcomes. Examples indicating that the movie “Inception" is a dream derive from the sharing of totems, the odd start to the movie, and the aging of Saito. The examples show the movie its similar dream characteristics that make Cobb fall into the falsity of reality. A key example that explains the dream like sensation is the totem. From start to end, the…

something identical with the mind of man. (Frye, Metaphor) As described, there are three levels of the mind; The level of consciousness, the level of practical sense, and the level of imagination. All of which can easily be found in King’s “I Have a Dream” but first we must understand what the levels mean to understand their role in King‘s speech.. The first level of the mind is the level of consciousness or awareness. Frye does an excellent job in describing these levels by using a…