There are some qualities of dreams which help to separate them from real life occurrences. It is important, then, when writing about dreams, that these qualities are present to help the reader to make the distinction. There is a difference, however, in writing about a dream as the main focus of a literary work, and using a dream in a larger piece as a literary device to further the story as a whole. In each case there needs to be a suspension of belief in the proper order of things. Another quality of dreams both as a literary tool, and in real life is that there is not beginning or en…
