Sell my Dreams (Gabriel Garcia Marquez) — Flashcards

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez is the author of the story and also the first-person narrator. He is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, and journalist, and he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.

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The story explores dream interpretation, uncertainty, and irony. It shows how dreams can shape human decisions, but it also keeps the truth about prophecy unclear. The ending creates a strong sense of…

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She says, 'I sell my dreams.' This reply shows her unusual profession and introduces the idea that dreams can have practical value in the story world.

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Frau Frieda is a professional dream-teller and interpreter. She earns her living by dreaming and telling others what their dreams mean, especially in Vienna.

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She spoke elementary Spanish with a metallic accent and lived in Vienna, so she seemed Austrian at first. Later it is made clear that she was born in Colombia.

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At age seven, she dreamed that one of her brothers would be carried off by a flood. Her interpretation was not that he would drown, but that he should avoid sweets. Later, the brother died by choking …

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It shows that her dream interpretation is indirect and symbolic. The meaning of a dream is not always literal. Her skill lies in reading hidden warning signs rather than repeating the dream content wo…

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When asked what she could do, she truthfully says, 'I dream.' She is hired and becomes part of a wealthy household where her dreams guide the family's daily decisions.