Cities of the Plain
Who is The Stranger from Cities of the Plain and what is their importance?
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The stranger appears in the novel's epilogue, where he sits with Billy and tells him the story of a dream he had. The man's dream is complicated, and the two argue about the meaning of dreams, and whether a person within a dream can have their own dreams. At first, Billy believes that the man might be Death coming to claim him.
Cities of the Plain