Finally, the old man brought the left-over home and went to bed and had a dream. ... "He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of strength, nor of great fish, nor of fights, nor of contests, nor of his wife. He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach." ... His dreams give him more courage and confidence which help him to confront bad luck bravely. ... He has no chance to sleep for days and nights, but he "takes all his pain" and what is left of his strength and long gone pride to fight against the shark's agony. ...

• Word Count: 2478
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Sometimes she even daydreamed about Clark Gable as described in the novel: " her dream-widened eyes centered on the screen door, her pale eyes flexed and then closed for a moment. ... We could have got together maybe if you"d only come back to work at the Corners we could maybe go into San Ysidro Saturday nights and dance and stuff like that."...

• Word Count: 999
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

At La Vaubyessard she had seen duchesses with thicker waists and inferior manner, and she cursed God for his injustice; she used to lean her head against the wall and weep; she envied the riotous life, the nights of dancing, the insolent of pleasure and the wildness she had never known, things that were surely to be had."" ... She immediately assumes- subconsciously- that he is evil because of his stature, and has this horrid dream about him. ...

• Word Count: 1461
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

As Eva Luna noticed, the life in the house of La Senora was like "floating on a cloud-; days and nights changed places, sweets substituted regular meals, smell of perfumes successfully covered the truth about where the money was coming from (126). ... Mimi's magnificence is felt through the pages of the book; she lives her dream - transformed - accepted and admired. ...

• Word Count: 2213
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate