Freudian Dream Interpretation
The dream presented by the client is one of wish fulfillment. The people in the dream and their "Trash" hurt the client. This trash is of an emotional nature and an expression of repressed feelings of sexual anger and resentment. The Old Friend from High School expresses both her wish to see that old friend and places a time frame on the time period which the anger and resentment began. The client is dealing with anger and resentment from the past. The client does shows displacement of the anger and resentment by the fact that the trash is not hers, but is being given to her by the other people. This expresses a clear feeling of being victimized by other people. The client does not take responsibility for her own feelings and blames others for their cause. The client wants to escape from these feelings and wishes for someone to take them away.
The symbolism in the tornado is phallic. The clouds billowing down and the tornado represent a male figure in her life. The male figure is one who is strong and she somewhat fears. He is big and powerful., The client fears that the tornado (Male figure) will harm her, but in the end he takes the anger away by destroying those who have oppressed her.
The symbolism in going away from the island and then being driven back shows that the client wants to get away from the "island of anger and fear" but has been unable to get away. Something about the male figure (tornado) keeps driving her back. Something in the male figure keeps reminding her of the fear and resentment. The boat is safe and the vehicle by which she can escape the hurt. I believe that the boat represents her home and the tornado is her father. She did not want to express her true feelings about the people who hurt her to her father for fear of disappointing him or hurting him. The friend in the boat also establishes that it is a safe place.
The tornado is big and powerful. She tries...
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