Analysis Of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Dreams, And Winter Dreams

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story, “Winter Dreams,” ambitious, “desirous” Dexter stands at the threshold between admiring “glittering things” and finding out that the “glittering things” he admires fade away sooner or later. Dexter‘s character throughout this short story, changes in many ways, from being unaware of what he really wanted in life to being aware of what he actually became.

F. Scott Fitzgerald is in many ways one of the most notable writers of the twentieth century. His prodigious literary voice and style provides remarkable insight into the lifestyles of the rich and famous, as well as himself. Exploring themes such as disillusionment, coming of age, and the corruption of the American Dream, Fitzgerald based most of his subject matter on his own despicable, tragic life experiences. Although he was thought to be the trumpeter of the Jazz Age, he never directly identified himself with it and was adverse to many of its manifestations.

Fitzgerald paints a picture using words in his story. Imagery is significant in this section because it shows where the story takes place but also sets the backstory for the whole story. Most of Winter Dreams takes place in Minnesota and especially in sherry island golf club. This can be seen in the story, “the long Minnesota winter shut down like the white lid of a box, Dexter’s skis moved over the snow that hid the fairways of the golf course (Fitzgerald)”. Most of Dexter’s life revolves around this golf course. He used to work there at a young age and then goes on playing golf there with all the people he used to caddy for. Without this setting, the backstory wouldn’t have been this deep. Fitzgerald puts in the setting to set a background and backstory for the story to play on. The setting is important because it shapes the mood and tone of the story. And that the time and places we live in effect how we look at things and actions we do. Time and places set a visual and mental picture for the readers to while they are

Fitzgerald “Winter Dreams” The entire tone of ‘Winter Dreams’ was nostalgic and wistful. His past memories permeated throughout the story. Dexter tried very hard to forget his humble beginnings. He was on a mission to disregard the recollections of his immigrant mother, and grocer father.

Fitzgerald knew the importance of internal conflict in an exceptional work of literature and he used it to his advantage in “Winter Dreams” when conveying his underlying theme. In this quote by the narrator “he sat perfectly quiet, his nerves in wild clamor, afraid if he moved he would find her irresistibly in his arms…” (p. 748) FItzgerald uses internal conflict to show Dexter’s struggle to deny Judy Jones. We see that even Dexter’s nerves are fighting to keep him stable. Throughout this internal fight He loses to a “Perfect wave of emotion” (p.748). In this wave of emotion he loses to his desire. He had to have her, despite knowing she was unobtainable, despite irene, despite his well being. To Dexter, one night with her was

The short story of “Winter Dreams” was written around the same time that Fitzgerald was developing ideas for a story to turn into a novel. While The Great Gatsby wasn’t published until 1925, “Winter Dreams” débuted in 1922 and the similarities between the novel and short story were done on purpose. “Winter Dreams” became a short draft which Fitzgerald paralleled The Great Gatsby after, but also differentiated the two in specific ways (“Winter Dreams” 217). The main characters are both men, Jay Gatsby and Dexter Green, who desire for the American dream, not necessarily for themselves, but in order to lure back the women they idealize. In The Great Gatsby and “Winter Dreams” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s constant theme is shown through the

Both The Great Gatsby and “Winter Dreams” reveal the age in which Fitzgerald lived through his characters. So much so, that he is regarded as a historian in the era. After World War I, American society went through a period of intense change. Traditional principles in God, country, and civilization were traumatized as Americans confronted the anguish of a war of that degree. During the 1920s, many Americans acknowledged that an old order had been substituted by a new, open society, one

Imagine having everything possible in life. Poof! It is gone. That is the basis of a classic tale written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, having everything at once, then watching it slip. “Winter Dreams” was published in Metropolitan Magazine in 1926. Most know of F. Scott Fitzgerald for his work “The Great Gatsby” but every novel has a muse! Winter Dreams was written as almost a rough draft for The Great Gatsby. They share a common theme like most of his work such as reality versus realism and the fall of the American dream. Fitzgerald loves to write about the classic love story of a poor boy falling in love with a rich girl, as its shown when Dexter falls in love with Judy. This short story shows the characteristics of Dexter, Judy and their questionable relationship. It also illustrates the symbolism of changing seasons and depicting colors. Finally, this short story gives a theme of reality vs realism. F. Scott Fitzgerald in “Winter Dreams” summarizes sometimes no matter how hard

F. Scott Fitzgerald's works, the novel The Great Gatsby and the story “Winter Dreams” illustrates that the main characters Jay Gatsby and Dexter Green both face challenges in achieving the American Dream because of sacrifices to gain wealth and status; this theme is clearly revealed through the pursue to erase their lower-class beginnings and revitalize a treasured romance.

Due to such timeless fictions as The Great Gatsby and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the literary world celebrates 1920s author F. Scott Fitzgerald. But Fitzgerald didn’t just write lively For one, he brought his novels to life by weaving in his own real-life experiences. For instance, he fictionalized his wife’s mental illness—and his subsequent alcoholism—in his last completed novel, Tender is the Night. His relationship with Minnesota debutante Ginevra King inspired Daisy and Tom Buchannan’s character—with Daisy representing Ginevra and Tom representing Ginevra’s father. Ginevra King’s amateur golf star friend Edith Cummings also inspired Daisy Buchannan’s fictional friend Jordan Baker. An abundance of current events also affected

People watching can be a very amusing, insightful, or judgemental experience, but rarely does one reflect on how his/her actions might be viewed in the eyes of another person. By focusing on the lives of others, people lose sight of their reality and create a blurred metal image of what they want their life to be. Their actions then follow this image and become more of those written in a storybook than the realistic reactions to the present. Steinbrink describes this action as an attempt to “alter reality in order to bring it in line with [one’s] dream.” Several characters in Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby become encumbered by their dreams and unable to act on reality as it is.

In F.Scott Fitzgerald's short story, “Winter Dreams”, he suggest that the American Dream is a desire for glittery objects. In the short story on page 735 it says “Dexter borrowed a thousand dollars on his college degree and his confident mouth, and bought partnership in a laundry.” I believe this quote just proves that he did whatever so he could have the glittery objects himself. He made something small into something huge and ended up becoming very successful at a young age.

Life’s Disappointments Achieving dreams can be difficult, especially when there are many distractions that get in the way. In the story “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the main character, Dexter Green, dreams of, one day becoming successful and wealthy. Dexter’s winter dreams are similar to the American Dream of having the opportunity to succeed in life and move up the social mobility through hard work.

Scott Fitzgerald takes his own experiences and alters them in both The Great Gatsby and “Winter Dreams,” Dexter and Gatsby both join the Army and return decorated heroes; they both have also gone to college and been star athletes: These are two achievements in Fitzgerald’s life that he regrets.-(Fitzgerald “Crack”). The leading ladies in these stories Daisy Great Gatsby, Judy “Winter Dreams” and Katherine “The Crack-Up” all play major roles in the decisions of these men. In a way they almost lead the men on while still having some intention to be with them. However, these young women are inclined to follow the standards that society has set when it comes to courting and marriage rather following their own hearts.

F. Scott Fitzgerald was an american author with several breathtaking novels and short stories. Among his most well known pieces of literature is The Great Gatsby which is a about a rich man who is in love with a married woman. “Winter Dreams” is also another piece of literature that Fitzgerald wrote. “Winter Dreams” is about a man's dream of becoming wealthy and dream of marrying the woman he loves. These two pieces of literature are very similar in various aspects that are noticeable as the reader compares the two. The constant mention of the desire of love and the desire for luxury demonstrates that these two things are not always the key to a happy life.