A client tells his therapist about a dream of riding on a train with his boss. At the end of the journey, the boss gets off the train at a terminal. The content of this dream, as related by the client to the therapist, is what Freud called its

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The manifest content of a dream is the actual literal content and storyline of the dream, as remembered and recounted by the dreamer. In this case, the client's recounting of the dream about riding on a train with his boss and the boss getting off at a terminal represents the manifest content.

A Client Tells His Therapist About a Dream of Riding