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# Dream Essay #1: Fran, Bob, and Dream-Logic
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title = "Dream Essay #1: Fran, Bob, and Dream-Logic"
description = "About Fran and Bob"
> There once was a fellow whose name was Fran
> Fran came to the blueberry farm
> He said 'Oh, no!' cuz his boss was Bob
> And Bob was comin' that day
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> Then Bob walked up with a big ole grin
> Fran shook all over with fear
> Bob said, 'Quick, you're fired! Get outta here'
> With a cry Fran ran to his[^1] car
> And put his hands on the wheel
> And drove away that sunny day
> And never was seen no more
> There once was a fellow whose name was Fran
> Fran came to the blueberry farm
> He said 'Oh, no!' cuz his boss was Bob
> And Bob was comin' that day
>
> Then Bob walked up with a big ole grin
> Fran shook all over with fear
> Bob said, 'Quick, you're fired! Get outta here'
>
> With a cry Fran ran to his[^1] car
> And put his hands on the wheel
> And drove away that sunny day
> And never was seen no more
This poem was composed using stream of consciousness speech in a kind of daydream, and its story (perhaps for this reason) follows the logic of a dream. The primary element of the story that makes it dream-like is the feeling that things happen for no clear reason, that the story moves itself forward without the need for internal justification. Whether Fran is afraid of his boss for a reason or not doesn't matter; he is, and the fact that he is afraid seems to guarantee that Bob is going to do something bad when he arrives. This fear is shown to be legitimate when Bob arrives and fires him, but whether Bob has any reason for firing Fran or not isn't important; it Fran's fear premonition that causes the firing in a narrative sense, as the premonition expects to be fulfilled.
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[^1]: or Bob's car
[^1]:or Bob's car