##winter Dreams In Winter Dreams By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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.

It is universally known that dreams are full of meanings and emotions. In Freud’s theory, all dreams are wish fulfillments or at least attempts at wish fulfillment. The dreams are usually presented in an unrecognizable form because the wishes are repressed. Freud proposes there are two levels in the structure of dreams, the manifest contents and the latent dream-thoughts. The manifest dream, a dream

The significance of the aforementioned dreams changes the overall outcome of future events that will transpire. For example, in Of Mice and Men, George is very cautious with his plans, as seen in “George was on guard immediately. ‘S’pose I do,’ he said. ‘What’s that to you?’ and “George said quickly, ‘Don’t tell nobody about

Accordingly, Fitzgerald uses the characters in “Winter Dreams” as a warning to his generation about how the irresponsibility and emptiness of the wild lifestyle of the 1920s could lead to their downfall.

In the books Of Mice and Men and The Great Gatsby, and the short story “Winter Dreams”, John Steinbeck and F. Scott Fitzgerald talk about hope and dreams. In “Winter Dreams” Dexter has many dreams that he pursues that keep him going in life. He dreams of being with his idea of a perfect girl, Judy Jones. She manipulates his feelings over and over again, but he does not change his dream of being with her. In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby has the same dream, except with Daisy. This dream of being with Daisy is so great that he bases five whole years of his life to become better for her. Gatsby becomes rich, throws huge parties, and pushes to become successful just for her. His biggest motivation for his dream is the green light that comes from her

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

Short stories have fully developed themes but appear significantly shorter and less elaborate than novels. A similar theme found in short stories “Winter Dreams” written by Scott F. Fitzgerald and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner included the social and environmental influences that encouraged and controlled the character’s life and decisions. In “Winter Dreams”, the main protagonist-- Dexter-- fell into a fixation over a young, whimsical blueblood, Judy Jones. His obsession led him to believe that Judy Jones reciprocated his feelings for her, leaving him bare and mortal-- despite prior beliefs. Following her father’s death, Miss Emily fell into a dark obscurity due to the pressure and compulsion of having to carry on the honorable family name. While using a unique point of view (first person peripheral), “A Rose for Emily” followed a mysterious and desirable woman named Miss Emily as her hometown tried to understand her peculiar ways and began to find her disgraceful. By comparing and contrasting these two literary pieces, a similar organization-- including the writers’ purpose and themes-- should become clear. By using literary devices-- such as point of view, dramatic irony, detail, and figurative language-- Scott F. Fitzgerald and William Faulkner conducted two short stories similar in aim and reasoning, probable for contrasting and comparing elements within the parallel writings.

People often feel that it is impossible to fulfill their dreams. As shown in the Great Depression of the 1930s, the pressure of achieving goals when faced with economic conflict makes dreams even harder to reach. If dreams aren't fulfilled one often falls under a melancholy state; or state of depression. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes both portray, by using imagery, that if a person delays his dreams, the chances of his vision becoming a reality are greatly reduced.

In the book “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, there were characters whose dreams were stated, some of which were shattered by greed and misfortune and others which would eventually come to be true. The first dream that came about was Walter’s dream of one day owning and maintaining a liquor store. He would do anything to attempt to get his dream to come true, but his mama wanted anything but that to happen. His mama had a dream of her own though, she dreamed of one day owning her own house, where her whole family could stay comfortably. She dreamed this because in the apartment that she resided in was too small, and dumpy, as Ruth called it. Her grandson Travis had to sleep on the couch, and all

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.

Fitzgerald is a member of the Lost Generation and his life is portrayed through the character Gatsby. Both of these individuals experienced the pain of lost love and crushed expectations because “both Fitzgerald and Gatsby seem to ‘preserve a romantic state of mind’ in order to escape the painful reality that they had lost the women they love” (Sanders 109). Psychological and spiritual

Girls have a habit of dating men that are so wrong for them, but are blinded by their good looks, or charm that they can't see it. So, when a good, decent guy comes along they can't appreciate him until they're married/engaged to the charming man and then his real colors show and it's too late. The same scenario happens in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story, Winter Dreams. The reader is introduced to two main characters, Dexter Green and Judy Jones. Dexter, is a hardworking entrepreneur and Judy is a spoiled rich girl. He meets her again when they are both grown and is overtaken by her beauty. He begins to see her even though, he knows that she is running around with numerous others. He stays loyal to her until the end when he finally see that she will never settle down with him. At the end of the story Dexter is engaged to another women when Judy finally sees what a terrific guy Dexter is. Dexter is a perfectly nice gentleman and Judy is a fool for not appreciating him.

Oprah Winfrey once said, “The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you don't know the difference between reality and fantasy, when for just that one moment you feel with your entire soul that the dream is reality, and it really happened.” But, what actually is a dream and what do dreams really have to do with one’s everyday life? In essence, a dream is a series of mental images and emotions occurring during slumber. Dreams can also deal with one’s personal aspirations, goals, ambitions, and even one’s emotions, such as love and hardship. However, dreams can also give rise to uneasy and terrible emotions; these dreams are essentially known as nightmares. In today’s society, the concept

The satisfaction that Dexter feels at becoming socio-economically advantageous leads him to pursue unattainable goals, which transform him into someone that he does no more recognize. To begin with, when Dexter returns to the Sherry Island Golf Club, he tries to “catch a gleam or gesture that would remind him of himself, that would lessen the gap which lay between his present and his past” (34). Although he only makes his first big success at that moment, he already misses the young Dexter who innocently believes that money is the key to every problem. The melancholy of this sentence indicates that he has not yet found happiness in his first success, thus leading him to pursue more challenging goals. The gap between his past and his present is even extended after he encounters Judy Jones. Before the adult Judy appears on the lake where Dexter and her first meet, Fitzgerald employs a multitude of words associated with sun, such as “shining”, “lights”, “gleaming”, and “for once, he was magnificently attuned to life and that everything

The great debate of whether the world will end in a fiery ball of destruction or a frozen wasteland has baffled the minds of many people. A man named Robert Frost has written a poem called "Fire and Ice" that describes his thoughts on how he would prefer to leave this world. Upon reading this poem, the reader can derive two distinct meanings of fire and ice; one being of actual fire and ice destroying the world, and the other having symbols for the fire and ice, such as fire being desire or passion and ice being hatred and deceit. Although this poem is one of his shortest poems with only nine lines, it is also one of the most famous works that he has ever created.