What dream does Clint Eastwood’s character pursue in Honkytonk Man?

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Clint Eastwood wearing a light suit and olive shirt with tie, standing outdoors at the Cannes Film Festival. — Clint Eastwood American actor and director Clint Eastwood, 2008.

In the film Honkytonk Man (1982), set during the Great Depression, Clint Eastwood portrays a country singer suffering from tuberculosis. His character's primary dream is to perform at the Grand Ole Opry before he dies.1