Project Poem - Study Models

Each design illustrates an idea of isolation. In Poe's poem "A Dream within a Dream," he feels lonely and cut off from the rest of the world. His poem contains anger, frustration, disappointment, unfulfilled desire, bitterness and resignation. These designs are meant to manipulate the person reading this poem into feeling and thinking the way Poe is reflecting himself and his state of mind. The designs may be confusing to some, but they are meant to be that way. In the poem, Poe is confused about what to do with his life. He is uncertain of if this life is just a dream, or perhaps that the hope of happiness is in fact a dream within a dream; hope is the dream within the dream of life. Both subjects are dreams, and all Poe can see upon waking is an end to both; oblivion. The reader may also be disappointed and be struck with unfulfilled desire for wanting to be sheltered from the elements while reading. As the designs show, there is not much shelter against rain or wind, and the bitter cold would definitely be the worst factor. This reflects to how Poe feels about being disappointed with the loss of everything dear to him, and the lost desire to search for hope.