Question

Marlowe wakes up from a dream about his teeth falling out. he takes time to explore the symbolism of this and figures out that the meaning of his dream is related to his anxiety. marlowe is focused on the _________ content.

Answer 1

The answer would be

Marlowe is focused on the latent content.

I may be wrong, but I hope this helps :)

Answer 2

He is focused on the latent content of the dream.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Freud, a dream has 2 contents; manifest and latent. Manifest refers to the literal part of the dream, in this case the manifest content is the falling of the teeth. The latent content refers to a deeper insight into the manifest content, an interpretation of it. Marlowe focuses on the latent content by deducing the dream is about anxiety.