Animal Dreams
People "dream about whatever they do when they're awake. Dreams, what [one] hopes for, [are] not separate from [one's] life" (133; ch.12). In Barbara Kingsolver's novel, Animal Dreams, each character's hopes, aspirations, and hardships are intricately woven throughout their lives and intertwined in their dreams. In the case of Codi Noline, the novel's central character, foresight played both the role of the adversary and the desired. With the help of those surrounding her, such as her ailing father, Dr. Homero Noline, her adventurous sister, Hallie, a colorful local, Dona Althea, and her naturalist, hog-head boyfriend, Loyd, Codi finds closure and a place in her heart for the love that has forever been bestowed upon her. Each of these characters' dreams reflects their innate and cultural instincts. For some, lack of faith and fear of rejection blockaded the gates to happiness, while other characters in the novel displayed courageous and directed efforts in order for their dreams to become realized. In search of a place in the sun, a place to belong, Codi Noline set out on a journey to return to her hometown of Grace where during her childhood she had felt like an outcast. Lacking both sleep and dreams, she attempted to s
Her dreams were realized by the fact that she was able to act usefully in more ways than just her "Garden Hotline". Noline, Codi sought solace in the arms of her lovers. Dona Althea, a member of the Peacock Ladies and Stitch and Bitch Club added an "Erin Brokovich" motif to the novel with her responsibility to save her homeland from the contaminating Black Mining Corporation. Codi's reactions of flight only exacerbated the distance between herself and her dreams of feeling at home not only with others, but with herself. Doc Homer's infatuation! with the art of photography related to his demented apparitions. Rather than searching for his home as Codi does in the novel, Loyd realizes that his home lies within him, in his heart. Much to her surprise, she discovered that she had roots in Grace and that her family did have a history within the community. With bitter and vengeful wounds, Doc Homer eloped with an Althea sister in order to escape ridicule as a result of their forbidden engagement. His obsession with orthopedic shoes doesn't represent his infatuation with un-fallen arches, but reflects the intent for his girls to develop flawlessly. His desires to be sawed from the family tree and for his girls to develop perfectly consumed his spirit and clouded the emotional aspect of his relationship with his daughters. With his Native American legends, the Apache introduced his philosophical insight concerning nature and its relationship with life. Her dream to preserve the prestige and fertility of Grace was realized with the collection of sufficient funds to start a counterattack against the destructive company.
Common topics in this essay:
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Doc Homer,
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Codi Hallie,
Mining Corporation,
Native American,
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Hotline Barred,
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Animal Dreams,
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doc homer,
black mining corporation,
throughout novel,
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homero noline,
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