The White Castle

I've noticed that dreams seem to play a large role in the novel. In chapter six, when Hoja and the narrator first sit down to write together, the narrator tells Hoja dreams that he has created in order to gain control. "Hoja was not unaware that these dreams were devilish traps that would drag him into the darkness of a deadly science, bust still he continued to question me, realizing that he lost a bit more of his self-confidence with every question" (75). When the narrator escapes to Heybeli island he has lots of dreams. He dreams of Hoja sailing with dolphins, his mother, and of Hoja dead. Hoja interprets dreams for the Sultan as a form of amusement and foretelling of future events. The sultan once dreams that he is prey on a hunting expedition. Finally, the narrator dreams that he is in a crowd and he sees his mother and fiance; however, the women mistake Hoja for him. This dream is the most painful and telling so far. The narrator realizes just how much he has changed.

I wonder how the dreams will shift as the novel continues. Maybe some past dreams will come true. Maybe the dreams will have a different purpose.