Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, James Thurber's short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story Winter Dreams establish that infatuation with dreams causes conflict, confusion, and loss of identity. ... (Fitzgerald 98) Nick gathers that Gatsby fabricates his background as a part of his mission to redefine himself. ... Dexter Green of Winter Dreams by F. ... Even the grief he could have borne was left behind in the country of illusion, of youth, of the richness of life, where his winter dreams had flourished. ...

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Scott Fitzgerald was born Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald on September 24, 1896 in St. ... Scott Fitzgerald- 1-2). ... Scott Fitzgerald- 6). ... In the winter of 1924-1925 hoping to leave the memories of the affair behind, the Fitzgerald's moved to Rome where The Great Gatsby was revised ("A brief life of Fitzgerald- 2). ... "They both represent a dramatization of the false dream of money, which Fitzgerald had been fascinated with all his life- ("Structure of The Great Gatsby- 1). ...

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