Gatlocke hears the room's door slide open from his dreams, and that's all it takes for him to wake up. He doesn't remember what he was dreaming of, he hardly ever does, but it's left him with a cold sweat over his skin, a tension in his chest, and a heavy weight in his gut. Not a good dream, for certain. But all of that dissipates as the mattress leans outward, supporting a second body. Gatlocke rolls over lazily, letting his arms fall open, and letting Rex fall into them. The latter hasn't bothered shedding any of his clothing, so it's filth on flesh since Gatlocke had chosen to sleep tonight in the nude, but he sympathizes. This place, Providence, is not unlike any other shmuck-run corporation that Gatlocke's sneered at in the past; it likes working its operatives to the bone. The dirt and grime don't bother him, and this is still a far cry from the hygiene of his old life. At least now he has a shower to step into come morning. "Welcome back" is the intended script he had ready; nothing fancy or witty or particularly meaningful, but it gets the message across, doesn't require too much thought, and he can slip back into a comatose slumber right after. It doesn't happen quite like that, though. The wetness on Rex is somewhat crusty, and warm to the point of being almost hot, and the scent that comes with it is unmistakable. So what comes out of Gatlocke's mouth instead is, "Are you bleeding?" "It's okay," Rex murmurs, the sentence is huffed warmly to the side of Gatlocke's neck. "It's not mine." Even as he says that, more of it is spilling around Gatlocke's waist, collecting where their combined weight makes the mattress dip. Rex's lack of movement does no better to ease any worry. "Rex," but Gatlocke has nothing to say af... ... middle of paper ... ...arallel, letting their noses touch and bump. The taste is of blood and unwashed mouth, but it's the feel that has Gatlocke prying-- the feel of response, of being kissed back. Rex exhales his name and Gatlocke inhales the breath. He's got one hand on Rex's chest, pushing firm over the heart beating there. The other is curved along Rex's neck, thumb steady against the pulse-point. Rex catches the drift, and begins grinning against the kisses, and Gatlocke pulls away before the boy can get too smug about it. But he takes a minute to appreciate the new blush of pink on a complexion that is now much closer to its normal color. "Best get your beauty sleep, before I stop fancying you so much." That one earns him a brief show of teeth in form of a goofy smile, and the lame little thing remains even after Rex closes his eyes. Gatlocke sits back down and lingers a while.
wakes up screaming his head off saying he sees a monster in his closet. The
At the top of her field like always, Nurse Rempel makes her evening rounds, stopping at every room to analyze the condition of each patient. As you would expect, some circumstances have needed more attention than others do, and if the case calls for it, she will gladly spend the extra time, no bother. In room 405, in bed with a rather large bandage wrapped tightly around his head and a unique mask covering his eyes lay Freddie. Around his midsection is a partial body brace, used specifically to protect his ribs.
Ralph’s head pounded lightly, and he rubbed at his eyes. He hadn’t gotten much sleep since he was rescued. How could he in such a cold, uncomforting place?
Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt was overmastering (Golding 101).
In the, movie Rex is arguing with the doctor in a belligerent way. He is being very aggressive to the point where he is threatening the doctor. In the book Jeanette recalls Rex being aggressive when she says, “He told the doctor that I was going to be scarred for life because of him, but, by God, I wasn’t the only one who was gonna walk out of there scarred” (13). The movie did an excellent job of portraying how Rex is and his beliefs in that scene. It was a relief that the director incorporated the part where Rex says, “Brian's head is so hard, I think the floor took more damage than he did” (13). The plot was still the same. The movie matched the book well in this
During the sixth chapter, George talks about his encounter with the dentist. When he got there, he was very interested in the pictures on the wall of teeth. He couldn’t stop examining each and every picture. When he finally got back to the examining room, the technician took an X-ray of his mouth. After the X-rays, he met his dentist, Dr. Thomas. The dentist showed George the pictures of his mouth, and thoroughly explained all the information from the picture. George was hooked and asked many questions in which the dentist didn’t mind answering. He learned that he was going to need braces and how braces were put in his mouth. George was very fascinated
acknowledge their presence, but in the second movie it is stated that the T- Rex has a
As the door slammed shut George looked up at Slim and said, “Thank you Slim. I really appreciate you having my back.”
Dreams have been thought to contain significant messages throughout many cultures. A dream is an unfolding sequence of perceptions, thoughts, and emotions that is experienced as a series of real-life events during sleep. The definitions of dreams are different among studies, which can also lead to quite different results. Perhaps, the dream interpretation has becoming increasingly popular. In this paper, I will talk about what I have learned about three different views of dream interpretations. One theory made by Sigmund Freud who believed that dreams are triggered by unacceptable repressed wishes, often of a sexual nature. He argued that because dreams we experience are merely disguised versions of people real dreams. The other theory called activation–synthesis theory, made by Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley, based on the observation that during REM sleep, many brain-stem circuits become active and bombard the cerebral cortex with neural signals. The last theory, proposed by William Domhoff, is called the neurocognitive theory of dreaming, which demonstrates that dream content in general is continuous with waking conceptions and emotional preoccupations. Thus, dreaming is best understood as a developmental cognitive achievement that depends upon the maintenance of a specific network of forebrain structures. While each theory has different belief system and approach method, it is a great opportunity to know how former psychologists contributed to the field of dream interpretation.
Dreams are series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep. Dreams occur during a certain stage of sleep known as REM. Several different psychologists, including Freud and Hobson, have studied dreams. Psychologists have provided many theories as to what dreams are and the meanings behind them.
In this paper I hope to open a window to the vast and mysterious world of dreaming. To most people, information about dreams isn’t common knowledge. In researching this subject though, I found that everybody has and reacts to dreams, which are vital to your mental health. You will also find how you can affect your dreams and how they affect you.
Oprah Winfrey once said, “The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you don't know the difference between reality and fantasy, when for just that one moment you feel with your entire soul that the dream is reality, and it really happened.” But, what actually is a dream and what do dreams really have to do with one’s everyday life? In essence, a dream is a series of mental images and emotions occurring during slumber. Dreams can also deal with one’s personal aspirations, goals, ambitions, and even one’s emotions, such as love and hardship. However, dreams can also give rise to uneasy and terrible emotions; these dreams are essentially known as nightmares. In today’s society, the concept of dreaming and dreams, in general, has been featured in a variety of different mediums, such as literature, film and even music. While the mediums of film and music are both prime examples of this concept, the medium of literature, on the other hand, contains a much more diverse set of examples pertaining to dreams and dreaming. One key example is William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. While the portrayal of dreams, in general, plays a prominent role in Shakespeare’s play, the exploration of many aspects of nature, allows readers to believe that dreams are merely connected to somewhat unconventional occurrences.
...dreams – not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion.”
is asleep. Even though dreaming only occupies twenty percent of the night it may reveal
In 2004–2005, the Penn Humanities Forum will focus on the topic of “Sleep and Dreams.” Proposals are invited from researchers in all humanistic fields concerned with representations of sleep, metaphors used to describe sleep, and sleep as a metaphor in itself. In addition, we solicit applications from those who study dreams, visions, and nightmares in art or in life, and the approaches taken to their interpretation. We also welcome proposals about the effects of dreaming on the dreamer, and the resulting emotions, behaviors, and actions taken or foregone in response to dreams. In this Forum on Sleep and Dreams, we will see how the diversity of academic disciplines can help answer important questions about sleep and dreaming—questions that may touch the basis of human intellect.