Hailey Bell Mrs. Lucente English 11 AP 29 September 2015 “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzgerald Lit Circle Theme Thinker Wealth can cause more problems than joy In the text Dexter dreams about all the happiness and how he can achieve this goal because of his wealth. Dexter associates money with wealth and while he is a caddy falls in love with this. He works so hard to be wealthy and with that Dexter’s ability to love another goes away. “For the first time in years the tears were streaming down
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Fitzgerald “Winter Dreams”‚ I am going to show the use of seasonal changes of his protagonist‚ Dexter‚ from his story. I believe that it is his every intention for us explore Dexter as a man by showing us where and how he developed to be such a man from his decisions in the past starting from his caddy days to college and finally as an establish businessman. His successes were completely self-made yet; he had issues when it comes to dealing with the matters of the heart. But this trait showed more
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Comparing “the winter dreams”& “the great Gatsby” Have you fallen in love with a person and used them for money? In the two stories describes two girls use men for money. There are many similarities and differences of Judy from “winter dreams” and daisy from “the great Gatsby”. Judy Jones and daisy Buchanan are beautiful‚ wealthy‚ and shallow young women who love but money. Both Judy and daisy dress flimsy clothes witch shows a lack of character. They know that they can get men with their
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Winter Dreams F. Scott Fitzgerald ReSpOnSe QuEsTiOnS!!! YAY!! =D Question #1 Fitzgerald suggests that Dexter is destroyed by his "Winter Dreams." Do you think winter dreams are always harmful? why or why not?? We Answer #1 don’t think winter dreams are always harmful because there are winter dreams that can leave you with memories that you will cherish forever even though some might leave scars‚ some winter dreams can be magical like Dexter’s were at one time. Question #2 How
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Winter Dreams Judy Jones was born wealthy and she was attracted to men with power and money. Aside from her physical beauty‚ her status gave her many social options. She was vain and liked to be seen with a procession of men. Dexter was one of them. The seductive mannerisms in her voice had a magical effect on men and it drew their attention. Her voice was not lady-like but her tone was deep. Later on Dexter remembered that unique voice. Fitzgerald wrote in the short story‚ “He imagined her husky
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American Dream is known as happiness‚ wealth‚ and having materialistic items. In the short story “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzpatrick the character of Judy Jones is used as an example of the American Dream through beauty and actions‚ she influences Dexter. Dexter Green is a hardworking middle class boy‚ he denies his middle-class lifestyle‚ and aspires to become a member of wealthy class. As a consequence Dexter realizes the American Dream isn’t what he expected it to be. The story “Winter Dreams”
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People’s emotions form either positive or negative characteristics to makeup a personality. William Shakespeare’s play‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream features unique individuals that show different qualities throughout the play. For instance Oberon‚ the king of fairies can be selfish and determined at times‚ but also has a caring‚ and softer side to him too. Oberon is married to Titania‚ the queen of the fairies and Titania cares for a little changeling boy. Oberon decides he wants the Indian boy to
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written by Henry James is a presentation of Realism that depicts gender roles. In Modernism‚ the characteristics of gender roles are affected by the changes in the society. In F. Scott Fitzgerald “Winter Dreams”‚ the theme was focused on the interchange of gender roles. “Daisy Miller” and “Winter Dreams” are both similar and different when it comes to gender roles. In “Daisy Miller” Winterbourne is taking time off from Switzerland‚ he meets Daisy Miller through her young brother‚ Randolph. Winterbourne
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Story book characters traits and personalities can be developed in many ways. This was shown in‚ George Orwell’s‚ Animal Farm when a group of animals decide to overthrow Farmer Jones’s farm. After they get rid of Farmer Jones‚ a pig named Napoleon decides to appoint himself as leader‚ which causes much issue amongst the animals in the farm. In the book Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was displayed as the cruel‚ clever and deceptive character Napoleon. There were many instances where Napoleon was shown
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naturalist and politician John Lubbock wrote‚ “Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.” I agree with John Lubbock‚ because I believe we choose our character traits. We make decisions in our lives‚ some life changing decisions‚ some small irrelevant decisions‚ that could change our minds according to how we process our choices. Our personality affects our character heavily‚ our personality tells one everything about us. Our character is also affected by our ability to perceive things
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