Sandman Preludes And Nocturnes

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Bridgette Strand
Dr. Quentin
English Special Topics
May 6, 2014
Dreams
Why are dreams so essential to humanity? One way to investigate this question is through the graphic novel Sandman Preludes and Nocturnes. How does Dream’s journey teach us about the nature of dreams? One would tend not to over think our dream process, when yet according to Sandman; dreams are complicated and very involved with the reality world. Dream’s journey through the human existence brings out the desires and fears mortals display. Some people see dreams and the comic as simple but what they fail to understand is that our dreams are much more intense and involved as Neil Gaiman demonstrates with Morpheus. Through Morpheus’s experiences, he will show us the different manifestations our dreams provide for our very continued survival.
Morpheus deals with the matter of addiction in our dreams; as they can cause very adverse effects on the human mind. In the chapter “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” where Rachel has become addicted to dreams and the pouch of sand is the only thing keeping her alive. Morpheus says in regards to Rachel, “She will die soon. Painfully, I would imagine.” He speaks about the addiction to the dream state the sand provides. That pouch of sand has taken control of Rachel’s house. Everyone who lives there has become dream addicts. The sand pouch was the nutrients they needed to stay afloat in life. Morpheus too has an addiction to power, as his main quest is to locate the items that provide him with the powers he once had. His pride is as equally as great as his powers he has in hand. As one observes addiction in dreams can vary from person to person as they are binding your mind and soul to what is in control of you.
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This brings us back to the simple question “Why are dreams so essential to humanity?” To others dreams are nothing more than just meaningless stories, but through the analysis of Morpheus, we learn that there is evidence that our dreams provide our lives with worth and substance. At the very end of novel in the chapter,” The Sound of Her Wings,” we see Morpheus start to display some emotion. In the beginning Morpheus portrays an unmoved, responsible and justly character with no regard for human life. After Dream over powers John Dee we see him show mercy and instead of killing John he just sends him home. As he meets his sister, Death we see him intimidated by his sister. Character change and the web of sleep we need in our daily lives have evolved from dreams and that is the sole purpose why they are so important.

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