THE ROLE OF DREAMING AND SLEEPING IN THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS

This is my article for "The Rise and Development of English Novel" course. I publish just the abstract part. If you need any help about the same topic just send me an e-mail.

THE ROLE OF DREAMING AND SLEEPING IN THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS

Ugur Ger

International Burch University

ABSTRACT

The Pilgrim’s Progress, the most famous allegory of the British literature, tells about the physical and spiritual journey of a man. Being an allegoric story, it contains many motifs and symbols. The author, John Bunyan, prefers to hide the facts behind the symbols. In this study, I tried to explain the role of sleeping and dreaming in The Pilgrim’s Progress. To be able to give a better explanation of these symbols I  preferred to mention about the life of John Bunyan, a brief summary of The Pilgrim’s Progress and the role of symbols in literature. 

Keywords: symbols, motifs, dreaming and sleeping

Here is a link from youtube for a movie. There is also Hollywood version of "The Pilgrim's Progress". You can find the trailer at the bottom of the page.

Hollywood Version Trailer