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Everything about this place, from the perfectly trimmed hedges to the endless summer days, seems like it belongs in a dream... but that's only because it does. For some reason, there is a growing tendency across multiple media for dream worlds, virtual reality scenarios and other imaginary settings to be based entirely in some form of Suburbia (and to a lesser extent, small towns). The possible reasons for this depiction vary: maybe it's because the suburbs are so often depicted as a perfectly controlled environment of identical houses and lawns, a setting so unreal that it already appears dreamlike in the real world. Perhaps it's because of the natural connotations of the settings, as suburbs have long represented material success and security in the modern consciousness, while small towns represent innocence and a slower pace of life — exactly the sort of things you'd hope to find in a pleasant dream world. Maybe it's the potential for a sense of Subverted Innocence, revealing a Crapsaccharine World or even a full-blown nightmare hiding underneath the idyllic setting. Maybe the town is an element of the dreamer's own mind made manifest, such as their past, their desires — or their fears. Whatever the case, the imaginary isn't expressed in big cities or grandiose dreamlands, but in the smaller scale-life of suburbia and small towns — with perhaps a dash of the 1950s thrown in. For good measure, expect to never actually see the big city that the suburb is apparently attached to, assuming it even exists... Compare Stepford Suburbia, Uncanny Village, Town with a Dark Secret, and Lotus-Eater Machine. Not to be confused with Dream Land. Examples: |
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