"Dreams of Dead Women's Handbags" by Shena MacKay (1) "Dreams of Dead Women's Handbags". The title has rather contradictory words that leave the reader with no clear explanation regarding its meaning. Why are handbags - not just a particular one, but of dead women in general - the subject of a dream? To dream of something means to indulge in day dreams or fantasies, typically about something greatly desired, whereas to dream about something means to …showed first 75 words of 3756 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3756 total…r own heart and her work is a representation of her true inner self. The short story Dreams of Dead Women's Handbags is a good example of the way in which the human mind functions in the creative process and how it unconsciously selects only those words that contribute to the formation of one or more isotopies that give unity and add significance to the ultimate meaning of the story as a whole.