The story I chose to read was “Winter Dreams” by Fitzgerald. Addressing the first part of the question‚ Fitzgerald’s “Winter Dreams” depicts the transformation of traditional American culture to a materialistic‚ joy-seeking society. Fitzgerald’s short story is unique in comparison to other modernist works as he takes a longer timeframe to express his message. The story begins with Dexter as a young teenager and ends with him being in his late twenties to early thirties. Nonetheless‚ the story underlines
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Winter Dreams”‚ the main female character‚ Judy Jones‚ is a conflicting character due to her personal attributes. Her beauty and charm countered by her cold affection. Her personality contradicting her need to be treated highly. The way she is violent despite her innocent charm. She is believed to be innocent‚ but deep down she is empty. Judy’s beauty‚ which is noticed by many‚ is contrasted by her cold affection‚ and the way she manipulates people. Shown by
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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24‚ 1896 – December 21‚ 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories‚ whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age‚ a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.[1] Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the 1920s. He finished four novels: This Side of Paradise‚ The Beautiful and Damned‚ The Great Gatsby—his most famous—and Tender Is the Night. A fifth
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parallel to Fitzgerald life. For example‚ Daisy‚ the women Jay Gatsby has been basing his whole life on‚ is similar to Zelda Sayre‚ who would not marry Fitzgerald at first because of his lack of success. Gatsby and Fitzgerald both met vital women to their lives at dances‚ and both while they were stationed at camps in the army. Gatsby met Daisy at Camp Taylor in Illinois‚ where they danced and fell in love. However‚ after Gatsby went off to war‚ they never got back together again. Fitzgerald met his
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Jay Schwanke Professor M. Coleman ENGL 200 12 April 12‚ 2013 Dear Professor Coleman‚ In exploring the characterization of 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
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald. In his life he experienced poverty‚ love‚ alcoholism‚ marriage‚ and economic loss. The story of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his greatest stories revealing his life is what the 1920s give us. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul‚ Minnesota into an Irish-Catholic family. His father‚ Edward Fitzgerald‚ was the owner of a furniture business in St. Paul. He soon then lost the job and tried working as a salesman for Proctor and Gamble. This new job had the Fitzgeralds moving
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"The American Dream is the dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement." The American Dream‚ although different for every American‚ is a personal paradise‚ to which all aspire. It promises prosperity and self-fulfillment as well as rewards for hard work and self-reliance. In "Winter Dreams‚" a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the protagonist Dexter Green strives to obtain his dream in gaining the
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald is an enduring American author of the 19th century; he was incredibly influenced by many aspects and significant periods of his life. Fitzgerald’s literary masterpieces included The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night. Fitzgerald had a few dominant influences that clearly inspired majority of his works‚ his wife‚ Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald‚ his lavish expenses and his Princeton education. Fitzgerald uses simile and imagery in his novels to introduce characters and settings that
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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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just ended and it was a time of recession. After the war‚ everyone wanted to be rich and famous‚ but nobody wanted to work for it. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby was a story that told everyone what it was like during a time where the American Dream was everyone’s goal. The characters in The Great Gatsby all believed they were living the American Dream because they were extremely rich and very popular. Some characters like Tom Buchanan believed he could do anything he wanted to because
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