Nathaniel Hawthorne, a master of American fiction, often utilizes dreams within the annals of his writings to penetrate, explore and express his perceptions of the complex moral and spiritual conflicts that plague mankind. His clever, yet crucial purpose for using dreams is to represent, through symbolism, the human divergence conflict manifested in the souls of man during the firm Christian precepts of the Era in which he lived. As a visionary in an extremely conservative …showed first 75 words of 1383 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1383 total…person with a unique view of themselves that often comes from a deeper and wiser part of their psyche. It can be concluded that a person should seek to counterbalance their dreams with conscious waking perceptions. This is akin to Hawthorne's style of writing and his unique way of presenting human truths. It is perhaps best to agree with the French writer, Michel de Montaigne that, 'Dreams are the true interpreters of our inclinations...'