What role do Woody's recurring nightmares play in the plot development? What further insights does the reader obtain into Woody's inner world and how does this foreshadow events?
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What role do Woody's recurring nightmares play in the plot development? What further insights does the reader obtain into Woody's inner world and how does this foreshadow events?
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Woody's recurring nightmares are an effective way to slowly reveal bits of his past that are relevant to the workings of his development. As we go throughout our days, we are not constantly reflecting on events from our past, so these nightmares with the repetitive bits of conversations, explain important information about Woody. I feel this is the most compelling way to accomplish the author's need to expand what we know about Woody.
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First, I think that the fact Woody was finally able to fall asleep on this journey reveals that he felt a sense of security and safety brought on by the presence of the Old Man. Most likely he was experiencing PTSD, as his life up until this point had been incredibly traumatic. I thought the dreams showed that he did have a loving relationship with his mother. When she died, the one person in his life who accepted his gift and appreciated it was no longer there to support him-or at least balance out the behavior of his father. Woody also learned that his dreams/visions had beneficial power, as well. He was somewhat prepared when Cooter tried to steal the giraffes at gunpoint. They also prompted him to begin writing down the story of his giraffes to share with Red’s daughter.
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Woody's nightmares were a wonderful literary device to help fill out Woody's character and give the reader a deeper understanding of Woody's personality, his background and what made Woody feel and fear. His life had not been easy, he lost every thing he ever loved, and to survive he had to keep it buried, but it came out in his dreams.
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