A Dreaming Week Flashcards

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What is it about?

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Explores escapism through dreaming and the off-putting of the inevitable

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‘Not tonight, I’m dreaming’

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  • Dreams are used as a form of escapism
  • Trying to prevent or hold back facing the truth
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‘A date with the glamorous dark’

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  • Typically light is used to symbolise facing the truth or represent hope - in being in the dark the speaker is hiding from reality
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Links to Streetcar

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  • Escapism
  • Using the dark to hide from truth/reality
  • Dreams are used to stop feeling pains - Blanche does this with baths and Shep.
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