Alice in dreams

In The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud, Freud sets out to interpret his dream by recalling memories, senses, emotions and wishes. I agree with Freud's dream analysis and how they come together to form the dream. His time spent on Irma's case history and his continuous anxiety and habits show in one way or another; for instance, he worries about missing common illnesses or being clean about a needle. Additionally, his dream also fulfills a wish; Freud states, "Thus its [dream] content was the fulfillment of a wish and its motive was a wish". His subconscious mind transmuted his hopes of revenge and proving that he cares about the health of his loved ones.

In Lewis Carroll's, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice's sister also does a form of interpretation of Alice's dream that makes Alice's dream believable according to Freud's form of interpretation. Alice's subconscious was able to pick up on the sounds that surrounded her physical body. Moreover, Alice's young age allows her to have an unordinary dream. In the first page, after she has looked into her sister's book, Alice remarks, ''and what is the use of a book...without pictures or conversations''. Her comment shows her youthful nature and her want for creativity and fascination. Her appreciation for picture books with talking animals is transmuted to Wonderland, where she is a character in a fictional picture book. Furthermore, her dreams also show her wishes, such as control of her own self and her wish to be her own person and not confused for another. Similar to Freud, Alice also wants to prove that she is well educated and pleasant.