
In Banking on Dreams, two of the characters--Lisa and Mike--try to dream the same dream by focusing their thoughts on similar content. This excerpt from page 193 of Petit's novel shows some of the dialogue between the two characters as they make plans for their future dreams:
“Well, supposedly, concentrating on something right before going to sleep might result in
having a lucid dream—or a regular dream—about the area of concentration. In other words,
if I think about the bank right before going to sleep, I might dream about the bank.”
“That explains why I dream about work so much, including guns, shoot-outs, prison, and
car chases. I even have dreams about all of the paperwork, like the reports.” After Mike thought
for a moment, he added, “Would you like to try something?”
“Okay. What?”
Mike smiled, and his eyes showed his excitement. “Let’s both try to dream about
the same thing tonight and see what happens.” (Petit 193)
Work Cited
Petit, Karen. Banking on Dreams. Mustang, Oklahoma: Tate Publishing and Enterprises, LLC, 2012. Print.