People “dream about whatever they do when they’re awake. Dreams, what [one] hopes for, [are] not separate from [one’s] life” (133; ch.12). In Barbara Kingsolver’s novel, Animal Dreams, each character’s hopes, aspirations, and hardships are intricately woven throughout their lives and intertwined in their dreams. In the case of Codi Noline, the novel’s central character, foresight played both the role of the adversary and the desired. With the help of those …showed first 75 words of 2032 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2032 total…dreams and methods of achieving them remained as solid and successful as the roots she planted with her hands in the Nicaraguan fields. Dona Althea and Loyd Peregrina, faithful to their heritage and to nature, employed their wisdom in order to save and preserve what they loved most. Each of the character’s intentions and actions represented the contents of their souls and either facilitated or destroyed their attempts to achieve their hopes and dreams.