There is a theory that if you analyze each major component it will help you understand what the dream is about.
You start by writing down each major component, Then you write words that represent that component and finally you write down short sentences about what each component is saying to you.
As an example, I had a dream several times where I was in a large park with people doing various things. In the dream I was naked and trying to cover myself, There was also a gazebo that was pristine white.
Some of the components were the other people, being naked, and the pristine, white gazebo.
Being naked - vulnerable, fearful, ugly, ...
What it was saying to me - people are disgusted, how could she come to the park naked, she's stupid, we see everything, you can't hide, ...
You can't tell from this example since I didn't show the whole dream, but I was able to make sense of the whole dream and after that I didn't have that dream again.