Professor Christiane Solte-Gresser from Saarland University in Germany interprets Holocaust literature about dreams to help tell the story of the millions who disappeared. Given the importance of dreams in expressing our hidden desires or our deepest fears, dreams are regularly used as a literary device by artists, composers, poets, playwrights, novelists and non-fiction writers. Taking the series of Harry Potter books as an example, even before Harry knew he had magical powers, the magic had started to percolate through into his dreams.
By mixing reality and imagination inherent in dreams, the author is able to creatively explore an aspect of the story in order to evoke certain expectations and elicit certain emotions or reactions from the reader. The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was state-organised genocide in which six million Jews and other victims were murdered by the Nazis and their abetters during World War Two.
In many ways, the Holocaust is a story that has never fully been told. Holocaust survivor Primo Levi described the Holocaust as an event without witnesses, as most victims were annihilated and their voices silenced forever. Of the people who survived the Holocaust, many were either too traumatised to explain what they experienced, or they did not feel able to speak on behalf of the dead.
The Holocaust is also difficult to portray in conventional narratives or visual approaches, because it exceeds our imagination. Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel described the event as the murder of humanity. As such there is a paradox inherent in depicting the Holocaust — that is the telling of something that is untellable. The keywords of this dream: Holocaust. Dream Encyclopedia. Dream Interpretation. What is the dream? Islamic Dream Interpretation.
In this dream you may have Been chased by Nazis. Felt like a Nazi. Been part of the Nazi army. Been captured by Nazis. Hidden from Nazis. Wanted to be a Nazi. Killed or Fought a Nazi. Been discovered by Nazis. Seen Nazis.
Positive changes are afoot if… You overpower Nazis or win against them. The text, images, and audio and video clips on this website are available for limited non-commercial, educational, and personal use only, or for fair use as defined in the United States copyright laws.
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