dream sight essays

dream sight essays In the novel, The Once and Future King, by T.H. White, the main character Lancelot had a dream when he was young. The thing about his dream, however, was that his entire life was spread metaphorically throughout the dream. It wasn't exactly spelled out for the reader word for word, but it was given in symbols. Every problem he would face in life was foretold in the dream. Not mentioning that the problems he faced were also the same over and over again. Lancelot's dream was an analogy for his life, and everything that happened to him came from it. Within Lancelot's dream there were many good things foretold. In the beginning of the dream Lance went on the trip with his brother. This can be interpreted many ways, but in my view it means that in the early part of life he would have friends and family with him. Then in the dream Lance is set upon by some force. This is a way to show that Lance will eventually find someone who will actually pose a challenge to him, and give him an actual fair fight. The next part in the dream is the part where they "...clothed him in another array which was full of knots..." (317) This means that when Lance went crazy he finally came to his senses and realized what he had done wrong. So he wore a shirt made of hair as a penance. Also when Lance started out on his quest (within the dream) he was riding on a fancy horse then he had to ride on a donkey. This is means that lance's life isn't always good, but then his life isn't always bad either. When he saw the well in the dream he trie d to reach for the water it would sink away. This basically symbolizes the idea that he always tries to do good things and doesn't, but he really does do many great things. He just doesn't realize them for what they really are. Within Lancelot's dream there are many bad things foretold. In the beginning of his dream he leaves with his brother. However we never hear about the brother ...