In the Dream House

In the Dream House

by

Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House: 110. Dream House as Stopgap Measure Summary & Analysis

Summary
Analysis
The woman from the Dream House gets into the MFA program at Iowa and plans to move in with Machado. Machado feels as though she’s been smashed in the face with a baseball. 
The proximity of the woman from the Dream House no longer brings Machado pleasure, but instead feels like a physical threat.
Themes
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