Series of Dreams

In the song “Series of Dreams,” Bob Dylan uses the symbols and archetypes of fire, running, and falling to express the theme of dreams.  According to the Bob Dylan, “in one, numbers were burning.” Dreams do not only include running: “Running, running away, being pursued by a predator or savage warrior, is a common happening in our dreams. Dreams not only include fires and running, but also “falling, a natural calamity […] in dreams” (Stevens, pg. 418).