The Divine Comedy

“I didn't choose this town, I dream of getting out”

Uncle Jerry connects Taylor's use of 'I dream of getting out' to the tradition of dream narratives in literature, citing Dante's Divine Comedy as a canonical example: Dante falls into a slumber and has a dreamlike journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven. He wonders whether Taylor's use of 'dream' connects to this literary tradition and how often she uses the dream motif across her catalogue.