Compare And Contrast Lucid

For most people, dreams are mindless shows that one forgets in the morning, and these shows rarely affect someone’s life. This is not the case for the main characters in Lucid by Adrienne Stoltz and Ron Bass. Maggie lives her day as normal, but when she dreams, she dreams of Sloane going about her day. When Sloane goes to sleep, she dreams of Maggie. While this is normal to them, Lucid shows the strain it puts on each of their lives as dream and reality run side-by-side.

It’s easy to wonder throughout the book whether or not Maggie and Sloane are one person or two individuals. It first appears that Maggie and Sloane are two different people. First, the way Maggie and Sloane act show that they are two different people. Maggie and Sloane have

They have the same full name, Sloane Margaret Jameson. This makes sense because as a fantasy, it would be easy to make a character based off oneself. They also have the same birthday, as the books show them having their birthday back to back. This would also be less of a coincidence if one was imaginary. They also are both looking for love. Maggie goes on multiple dates throughout the novel, and even Sloane is hitting on the new kid at her school. This would be similar to projecting your feelings in your dreams. They both lost someone important to them, too. Maggie’s dad died when she was young and later Sloane’s best friend died in a car accident. Many of the characters dialogue also suggests that Sloane isn’t real. Emma, Maggie’s psychologist suggests it to Maggie, saying that she is lonely and creating a world where she is not. A few days later, Sloane agrees that she could be Maggie’s fantasy, saying that it would make sense that Maggie would want her life. Furthermore, in the beginning of the book, Maggie first called Sloane an imaginary friend, which implies that Sloane used to be an imaginary friend before becoming her dream life. Finally, the differences in the girls’ lives highlight Sloane being a fantasy.