How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #1
All the material making up the content of a dream is in some way derived from experience, that is to say, has been reproduced or remembered in the dream—so much at least we may take for granted. (1.3.1)
If it can be taken for granted that dreams are made up of "reproduced or remembered" materials, why does Freud go to the trouble of making this point, anyway?
Quote #2
It may happen that a piece of material occurs in the content of a dream which in the waking state we do not recognize as forming a part of our knowledge or experience. We remember, of course, having dreamt the thing in question, but we cannot remember whether or when we experienced it in real life. We are thus left in doubt as to the source which has been drawn upon by the dream and are tempted to believe that dreams have a power of independent production. (1.3.2)
Throughout The Interpretation of Dreams, Freud speaks from his own experience just as often as he speaks from his knowledge of his patients' dreams. In doing so, he invites his readers to examine their own dream-lives as well. With that in mind, what do you make of the experience that Freud is describing here? How often do your dreams contain clear memories? How often do their "dream-materials" seem entirely new?
Quote #3
Then at last, often after a long interval, some fresh experience recalls the lost memory of the other event and at the same time reveals the source of the dream. We are thus driven to admit that in the dream we knew and remembered something which was beyond the reach of our waking memory. (1.3.2)
Freud was totally intrigued by the fact that our dreaming minds have access to memories that are out of the reach of our waking minds. He devoted his career to developing theories that could explain how some "parts" or "systems" of our minds could be inaccessible to others. In his view, understanding the relationship between memory and dreams would help psychoanalysts develop more effective strategies for treating psychological disorders.