The research seeks to provide a clear vision of the contribution of David Gascoyne (1916-2001) to British surrealism, the main surrealist elements, and the psychological scope of this movement; more precisely to expose the enigmatic allure of the unconscious. It presents Gascoyne's surrealist phase as a creative breakthrough in poetry. The selected poems from his volume Man's Life Is This Meat (1936) will be discussed in this research through the lens of Freud's theories of dreams and the unconscious. This approach helps to unravel the mysterious nature of the poems, which parallels the enigmatic qualities of the dreams. Surrealism, as a trend of the20th century, arose as a response to the trails of an era stained by war. It beckoned readers to view the world through a dreamy perspective as dreams function outside the constraints of logical thinking and societal norms, allowing for unusual and unconventional combinations of thoughts and emotions. The research focuses on the illogical threads of reality and the surreal tapestry of imagination contrasting with a more traditional or realistic approach