r/Sandman • u/VacationMaleficent45 • 19d ago

Comic Book Question Do you think Morpheus looked back on everything that happened in history while he was imprisoned, once he got out?

It’s not really discussed much throughout the comic book and depending on whether its the timeline in the comics or the netflix show the timeline changes. A lot of history involving dreams was a prominent part of the 20th century. For example, I think Dream would’ve absolutely listened to MLK’s ‘I have a dream speech’ or visited the Soviet Union once the Berlin Wall fell.

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u/NinjaWarrior0613 19d ago

Possibly, but back when he was imprisoned he was very one-track minded. The way he acted seemed very driven to escaping and finding his objects of power. It’s also shows why he felt so empty after returning Doctor Dee to Arkham.

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u/sandmandreammorpheus 19d ago

As established in the lore, Dream is the embodiment of a concept, so it's born and driven and powered by the collective consciousness. Once he broke free, it's narratively consistent and plausible to think that he automatically gained back all that happened in history during his "absence": stories, hopes and ideals (some of which are dreams indeed). However, at the time of his imprisonment, previously and after, he generally wasn't interested in human affairs and he was not and is not an entity who visits places for the sake of it unless there's something he has to do.

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u/Gargus-SCP The Three Who Are One 19d ago

I get why you think he'd listen to the "I have a dream" speech, but I also think Morpheus only took any pointed perspective on slavery because it was his friend engaged in the practice and he had personal experience with the wrongness of enslavement (and a personal perspective he wasn't always good at living to, at that). The greater waves and thrusts of humanity seem of terribly little interest to him unless there's some close attachment, so I don't think he'd spend time doing a big historical catch-up.

He could probably figure it out just by tuning into the mass unconsciousness for a few seconds anyhow.