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Alias Grace
Dreams play a significant part in our lives. ... In this novel, Alias Grace, Grace Marks has many dreams, each one, disturbing. ... Grace has a hard time understanding the significance of these images in her dream, and how they can either prove to work for her, or against her, in determining the guilt that underlies the novel. ...
Grace talks of the peonies growing outside the asylum, which could mean that she is taking the bad dreams with her wherever she goes. ... The red peonies grew at Thomas Kinnear’s, and that house did not bring out the best in Grace. ...
Towards the end of the novel, the peonies in Grace’s dreams change to a white colour: “I saw how beautiful the house was, all white, with the pillars at the front, and the white peonies in flower by the verandah glimmering in the dusk, and the lamplight blooming in the window. ... This changing colour of the peonies could symbolize the changing of Grace’s character and her attitude. ... The use of the peonies in the novel, show a lot in Grace’s character. ... When Grace tells Dr. ...
As Nancy falls apart into patches of colour, as the red and white peonies do in a previous dream, it is the turning point of her and Grace’s relationship. When Grace is first introduced to Nancy, she considers Nancy to be Mary Whitney’s successor. Soon after, Nancy becomes ignorant and rude towards Grace.
Approximate Word count = 1214
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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