The article explores the relationship between dreams and real-world implications as discussed in two recently published books: Charlotte Beradt's reissued "Third Reich of Dreams," which documents Germans' dreams during Hitler's rise, and Laila Lalami's novel "The Dream Hotel," which depicts a future where dreams are monitored for criminal intent. Both works suggest that dreams might serve as expressions of free will, revealing the subconscious thoughts and conflicts of the dreamers while illustrating the powerful influence of societal and political pressures on the mind.
Dreams, though beyond our conscious control, might be our purest expressions of free will.
Beradt's dream catalogue shows how deeply the Nazis infiltrated the minds of ordinary Berliners.
Dreamers might be flirting with unfreedom subconsciously as a way of relieving this particular itch and fortifying themselves.
In a dystopian surveillance state, dreams are monitored and interpreted to identify potential criminals.
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