There are many types of dreams and many interpretations of those dreams. Dreams of power... of glory... of the past and present... but none are as vivid as those found in Ralph Ellison's novel, Invisible Man. The dreams begin to occur at the very beginning of Invisible Man In the infamous "Reefer Dream", IM talks about a dream he had after using narcotics. In this bizarre dream, IM listens to a speech about "the darkness of the black", is attacked by the son of a former slave, and is hit by a moving vehicle. All of this happens while listening to "What Did I Do To Be So Black and Blue?" (pages 9-12). This is one of the most significant dreams in the book. In another important dream, IM's deceased grandfather gives him a letter that says, "To Whom It May Concern, Make This Negro Boy Run (Ellison 33)." IM had no idea of ​​its meaning at the time, but this dream would be constantly used as a reference throughout the story. Trueblood has a dream about his home, Mobile, Alabama, that directly affects IM's future. At the same time, Trueblood was having sex ...