A New Kind of Dreaming is a novel written by Anthony Eaton, about a teenage boy, Jamie Riley, being referred to rural Western Australia where, he meets new friends, enemies and also discovers a shocking secret about the towns head police officer. The pressure to find out the secret puts Jamie in a great deal of trouble, from being frightened by the police, blamed for a fire and vandalism offences and even going missing in the desert. The characters have authority or are defenceless.
Elliot Butcher, the township’s policeman has the most authority in the novel. He uses this control over the whole town and constantly uses for abuse and blackmail. Sgt. Butcher yells at the constable, Officer Robb, and his influence forces Robb to abuse Jamie and put him in the back of the Police Ute. ‘”...Put him in the truck. The Back this time”, Rob didn’t reply’. (Pg. 67) Butcher is brutal to the town’s occupants especially the ‘new kid’ Jamie. In the Ute Butcher uses his power over Jamie to leave him there and to suffer in the heat. ‘The temperature climbed steadily. The rising sun heated the steel of the chassis, and in the cage Jamie cooked.’(pg. 69) Eventually Butcher’s authority over the township gets him in trouble and the township begins to look at him differently.
Lorraine, the district officer for the area of Port Barren is a Powerless character over Sargent Elliot Butcher. Butcher has a secret over her that she does not want shared. She had an affair with a younger man and if anyone found out she would feel ashamed. ‘it would have raised a hell of a stink if anyone’d found out about the affair. Lucky for Lorraine, no one did. Apart from me, that is.’ (pg. 163) Butcher abuses his power over Lorraine to black mail her into stopping sharing...
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... alcohol to try and bury the remorse he has for the innocent people butcher murdered. ‘…And as for McPherson I’m in charge around here, and I’ll decide who does what. If I wanted that drunken bugger out I’d bring him, but I don’t so…’(Pg. 99) Butcher also thought of McPherson as a weak link to the police force and did not give him the respect he deserved.
The changes in the authority was altered in some characters, for example, Lorraine has command over Jamie, but not over Sgt. Butcher. Butcher is no-longer going to have control over the town, and Mike McPherson no longer has any power, whatsoever. The characters awareness of each other’s strengths and weaknesses take them on a journey throughout the novel to discover more about each other. Eventually the reader starts to see the changes in the characters motivation and the authority is proven to be right or wrong.
In “To a Mouse”, Robert Burns views dreams as if they are fragile things that are broken easily.
Bad Dreams in A Raisin in the Sun The issue of racism is one of the most significant themes in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. Many black men have to deal with inherent racism. The frustrations that they deal with do not only affect them, but it also affects their families as well. When Walter Lee has a bad day he can't yell at his boss for fear of losing his job.
While having too much authority can lead to complication and dilemmas, too little authority can lead to an overthrow of leaders in a situation. Authority is like a ticking time
“A Wall of Fire Rising,” by Edwidge Danticat is a story of dreamers. The actions of Lili, Little Guy, and Guy show the effect that their dreams have on their human reality. Lili didn’t believe much in dreams; she was the realist in the family. But you can see Little Guy use his dreams to strive to make himself a better, more educated individual. Guy on the other hand, used his dreams as a crutch that he could not move passed, and was always comparing his life with. In “A Wall of Fire Rising,” the characters become real because of their human desires and dreams. And man’s ability to dream, often takes an important role in their realities
Whatever the dream, the most interesting thing that can be read or written about it is the drive of people to attain it.This is best shown in The Great Gatsby.
American author John Steinbeck once said, “Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts - perhaps the fear of loss of power”. As seen in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, people of authority can feel pressured to go along with actions or make decisions they know are wrong because they fear losing their power and influence in society. They also tend to let to their opinions and motives impact their work and responsibility to make competent decisions. The Crucible demonstrates how people of authority, like Parris and Danforth, try to use good judgement to make fair decisions, but are often influenced by their own personal opinions whether they realize it or not.
American author, John Steinbeck once said, “Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts - perhaps the fear of loss of power”. As seen in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, people of authority can feel pressured to go along with actions or make decisions they know are wrong because they fear losing their power and influence in society. They also tend to let to their opinions and motives impact their work and responsibility to make good decisions. The Crucible demonstrates how people of authority, like Parris and Danforth, try to use good judgement to make fair decisions, but are often influenced by their own personal opinions whether they realize it or not.
This theory is from Sigmund Freud, an interesting psychologist with a different aspect of the human psyche. Part of Freud 's theory I find most intriguing is the dream analysis portion. I believe that dreams are the link to the unconscious. Which makes it easier to understand where Freud is coming from with his logic in using this technique to analyze what a person is feeling. The psychoanalytic theory looks closely into the unconscious portion of a person 's mind, which I agree can reveal multiple troubles that would not be found if you didn 't look deep into the patients thoughts and memories. The theory had some downfalls as well as these great aspects.
with egregious murder. Historically, death at the hands of a lynch mob would be reported in the presses as occurring “at the hands of persons unknown.” To Coates this repeated ignorance is intentional, as it is necessary to preserve “The Dream.” The Dream is a repeated theme in Coates writing. He argues that white Americans live a Dream where their successful lives are the natural result of grit, honor, and good works. He argues that in reality, the lives of white Americans are built on the back of African Americans.
...y of thinking while others take a dream as our guides . The type of dream Hughes is
...e oven?” (Dahl 4) Mary was very manipulative and sinister because she knew exactly what she was doing; she wanted the officers to eat up all of the lamb so that there would be no evidence of the murder weapon that she used to kill. As the officers were eating up all of the lamb, Mary was very happy and giggling while she was listening to the officers eat up the lamb, she was never grieving about the loss of Patrick and just wanted to kill him and cover up the evidence so she will not be caught.
Everyone sets their own goals in life, but in the process of reaching what they think is most important, they lose the people who were closest to them. This is basically what John Steinbeck’s essay, “Paradox and Dream” is about. It talks about the American dream and the American people. He shows how the american dream that everyone is looking for is not what it used to be. Nowadays no one can really grasp their dreams because they are constantly changing their minds. This causes the dream to modify countless number of times. It shows how americans are always looking for something more and are never satisfied with the decisions they make. Steinbeck also talks about the paradoxes he finds throughout our society. In his essay, he portrays americans in a negative way by saying they are dissatisfied, in a state of turmoil all the time, and how the people cannot determine what is important and what is not.
Where do dreams come from? What actually are dreams? Do they mean something that is related in our real lives? All these questions can be answered by learning about the history of dreams in various cultures throughout time.
The Psychological Theories of the Function of Dreaming Freud argues that dreams are 'the royal road to the unconscious', that they reveal the wishes and desires of the unconscious mind and attempt to fulfil them. However, the true nature of these desires cannot be presented within dreams because they may be unacceptable to the conscious mind, causing great anxiety. The true nature of our unconscious desires, known as the latent content of dreams, is disguised and substituted by the manifest content, our experience of the dream. Freud identified the latent content of the manifestation of many objects in dreams, including the following objects: Latent Content Manifest Content Desire for sexual intercourse Flying Climbing stairs Crossing a bridge Travelling through a tunnel Breasts Apples Peaches Grapefruits Male sexual organs Bullets Knives Fire Snakes Sticks Umbrellas Female sexual organs Ovens Boxes Tunnels Caves Bottles Ships Freud believed that the function of dreaming was to act as a release for our unconscious desires so that the energy invested in them would not build up to a level which could be a danger to our sanity. One criticism of the Freudian theory of the function of dreaming is based on research findings indicating that the immediate environment of the sleeper can effect the content of their dreams.
When power becomes legitimate, it is then recognized as authority (Denhardt et al, 2001). Power becomes authority when it is accepted and even desired by society. As stated by the course study notes, “authority refers to a situation where a person (or group) has been formally granted a leadership position”. An individual has authority when everyday norms and regulations support the exercising of power by that individual. In an organizational setting, “authority is hierarchal and vested in positions” (Week 9 Study Notes), which are defined by “organizational charts, positions and rules” (Week 9 Study Notes). Generally, power in authority also involves the possibility of rewards such as promotions and good performance reviews.