What metaphors are used in An End to Dreams by Stephen Vincent Benet?

According to Sigmund Freud (1856—1939), founder of modern psychoanalysis, there are different levels of consciousness, one on the surface and the other beneath and often hidden from the conscious mind. The subconscious harbors desires that people do not recognize consciously. Often, these suppressed desires emerge in the form of dreams. Benét's story of James's dream focuses on material wealth, professional importance, and corporate success. Perhaps these dream subjects represent suppressed desires in James. In Benét's words, the dream emerges as James experiences a "shaken point of consciousness," which occurs when James believes he is coming out of anesthesia.