Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Dreaming

Amabelle has vivid dreams all through out the novel The Farming of Bones. The thing about Amabelle's dreams is that she has them when she is in a safe and secure place. Because Amabelle is physically safe she allows her mind to drift away and she dreams about the past, her parents death and her fiance Sebastian. It is when Amabelle is on the move that her dreams temporarily cease. Because Amabelle is no longer physically in a secure place she does not let her mind wander because it is essential that she stay focused.
In my own life I tend to have the most vivid dreams when something important is going on around me. When I spend my days focused on one major thing, like a big exam, or if I am stressed about something I tend to dream about the event. Often times when I go to bed thinking about something important I visualize it in my dreams and I can usually recall them perfectly the next day. It is rare that I remember my dreams and I am not sure why that is so. I would hope that I dream every night and that I just can't remember them when I wake up but I guess no one really knows. I find that when I do remember my dreams it is because they were very bizarre and something in them really caught my attention. I guess no one really knows why we dream or what dreams actually mean, but it's always fun to try and guess what they are suppose to signify.

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