The Recurring Dream

The “Recurring Dream” is a supernatural story that particularly centers round a strange dream, which Kim was frequently haunted by. Kimberly Clark, the protagonist, has undergone a serious problem which she had the same sort of dream time and again. She is a young and beautiful woman of twenty-five who used to live in London and worked in a large company. She keeps a good position in the office however she has a problem. She sees a mysterious and frightening dream almost every night. In the dream, she finds herself walking on a village lane that is surrounded by white fences on both sides of it. At the end of the lane there is a little hill where on the top a beautiful cottage is located. She enters inside the house and finds in an old man with white hair and white beards fallen asleep. When she goes near him he wakes up and looks at her. But when she tries to speak with him she wakes up and finds herself in her bed in London.

 The recurring dream troubles her badly. So, she shares her problem with her roommate Janet Wilson. One day Janet went to her parents’ farm for a few days with Kim to keep Kim free from her problem. On the way Kim falls asleep and has the same dream. She was surprised to see the same place in front of her that she usually sees in her dream. She asks Janet to stop the car and she gets out of it. She sees the same lane, hill and cottage of her dream. As in the dream, she goes towards the house. There she sees assign of “FOR SALE” in front of the door.

 As in the dream she knocks at the door and the same old man with white hair and white beard opens the door but he is afraid to see her. So, he immediately closes the door. Kim again requests him to open the door and when he opens it she asks him if the house is on sale. The man replied positively and says that a ghost has haunted the house every night. Then Kim asks him who the ghost is? The old man replies “It is you” then he closes the door.

Questions Answers

1. Why do some people have recurring dreams? Give your opinion.

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Do dreams have any connection to our real life? Discuss your personal view.

Dreams are mental picture or vision that we experience when we are asleep. Psychologists claim that dreams are the means of wish fulfillment and the outlets of repressed desires. What man can not get in real life, they try to obtain in dreams. Dreams are directly related to person’s psychology. A child dreams of sweets, foods and play. Similarly, adults dream of sex, money etc. A sick man will see himself dying in dreams because he is afraid of death. Thus, in my view, there is connection between dreams and real life. People have recurring dreams when they have great desire for something or fear something. Usually frustrated or depressed people have recurring dreams.

 Questions to be discussed:

1.  What do you think is the reason some people have recurring dream?

2.  In your opinion, why does Kim wake up each time she tries to speak to the man in her dream?

3.  Is there any relationship between the dream and the reality?

4.  What kind of relationship do Kim and the old man have?