Wide Sargasso Sea Research Paper

Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys makes great use of subconscious dream. Rhys writes that Antoinette’s dreams are intertwined with reality, making the story more difficult for the reader to follow. Antoinette struggles with her emotions, not fully understanding what is real or just a dream. Antoinette’s reoccurring dream, which becomes increasingly decipherable, manifests from her inability to express her emotions. Each dreams is a crucial moment from her life; she struggles to maintain her sanity, which later causes her to become confused in her dreams. I’m focusing the three main significant dreams that Antoinette had throughout the novel. The first dream that Antoinette’s had when she was only a child this would characterize Antoinette’s for the plot of Wide Sargasso Sea. Her first dream “I dreamed that I was walking in the forest. Not alone. Someone who hated me was with me, out of sight. I could hear heavy footsteps coming closer and though I struggled and screamed I could not move. I woke crying” (16). Antoinette’s first dream describes her new fear, “Someone who hated me” (16). Antoinette’s cannot identify who hated her, but felt the presence of someone was also watching her. Rhys also displays the first dream that Antoinette’s heard a “heavy footprints” her reaction toward her environment were difficult for her to express her feelings and felt scared. Antoinette’s doesn’t run away in her dream instead she “struggled and Screams” (16). Antoinette’s doesn’t really fully understand
Antoinette’s dream changes over time when she encounters something dramatic in her life. Causing her sanity to change over time, making her feel unsure about her surroundings. Antoinette’s tries to connect the pieces from her Coulibri to Thornfield hall, her reality fell apart. Her inability to connect her emotion, she lost hope once she couldn’t connect