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What are the different ways of interpreting the title of the short story "Was It a Dream?"

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The title could be interpreted as a literal question to the reader of the story asking, "Was It a Dream?"

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The title could be interpreted as a story about a man's dream and the confusion of was he dreaming or did it actually happen. Or it could be interpreted as a delusion a man had and he is having trouble figuring out the difference between reality or imagination.
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