The film""s hemes include the central importance of the family, the suffering and oppression of the farmers, the hollowness of the American Dream, he display of human dignity and spirit in the face of adversity, and issues of social and economic justice.(Luthor described himself: "Even a man of my vast talents is worth less inside than a carton of cigarettes and a sharp piece of metal in your pocket").Since the age of 15, Quentin had been prescribed Zoneral ("speed for kids with ADD").When they talked about common items in their dreams, Quentin described how insomniacs, after the 70 hour mark, would begin dreaming even if they were awake.Deem Taylor""s continuing "music lesson" narration holds together various pieces of the film:You know it""s funny how wrong an artist can be about his own work.I hitched my wagon to thirty-eight stars.And hirteen stripes.You know, I was six or seven years old before I realized they weren""t celebrating my birthday on the Fourth of July.