Discuss the significance of the title with reference to inclusion of the word “dreaming”. Include at least one quote from the short story to justify your answer.

The woman wakes the hitchhiker. He says he was dreaming vividly, and the driver asks what he was dreaming. The hitchhiker does not answer about what he was dreaming, but he says that the driver can let him out anywhere because he must find someone to give him money for food and a taxi. The hitchhiker gets out of the car, the woman gives him money, and the car drives away.

Having the Englishman present has an interesting effect on the story. As a foreigner, he does not know all the laws of the system known as Apartheid, and his ignorance and surprise serve to remind the reader of what a bizarre and cruel system Apartheid was.