Talk:Dream of the Rarebit Fiend

Questionable See also section
The two entries in the See also section refer more to the 'Welsh Rarebit' dish itself than to the comic strip. They are: They would be relevant in the 'Welsh rarebit' entry (other meals with comic strip connections), but not here. --Juanmejgom (talk) 16:18, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Dagwood sandwich
 * Jiggs dinner
 * I agree. Links to other works by McCay or from the same time period would be much more useful. AsbestosBill (talk) 19:08, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
 * done. i didn't add anything else as the links are already readily available in the article. k kisses 16:36, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Altering the Characters and story section
The section currently portrays the strip as a "morality play" that shows a negative consequence of overindulgence, however there is no source for that claim and in some cases, the dreamer is obviously not overindulgent, such as the strips from Dec 6, 1904, in which the dreamer is a homeless man, and Jan 7, 1905, in which the dreamer is a prisoner in jail.

What I believe is more significant is that often the dream will reveal something about the character of the dreamer, but after he or she awakens, they invariably blame their agitation on something they ate rather than learning a lesson from the dream. For instance, in the strip from Feb 8, 1905, the man dreams of having an affair with a wooden Cigar Store Indian, which ends with him being divorced and forced to pay a $5,000 a minute alimony. At the end of it, rather than vowing himself against adultery, he is more concerned that Welsh Rarebit causes so much apparent night-time stress.

This theme is not absolutely consistent, though I believe there are more examples of it than support the "morality play" theory. I think mostly the strip was an examination of the surreal nature of dreams. It may also be significant that both this and Little Nemo were both set entirely in dreams, however I don't have any sources on the matter. AsbestosBill (talk) 19:08, 24 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Fixed. Pepso2 (talk) 19:25, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

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