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. In Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, protagonist Jay Gatsby assumes an alias and conceals his past in order to attain opulence, resulting in the equivocation of his identity. ... 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, whe...

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Fitzgerald's characters in "Winter Dreams" and Great Gatsby had money, but not satisfaction throughout their life. ... Characters in "Winter Dreams" and Three of the most satisfying materials that a person could own is a home, money, and a car. ... Providing all of the things above that can be satisfying Nick, Gatsby, and Dexter are three characters from Great Gatsby and "Winter Dreams", that would have an opinion on them. ... Gatsby is a firm believer in the American Dream of self-made success. ... Nick knows that Gatsby was a great man, "... and Gatsby was overwhelmingly aware of the ...

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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). ... Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Character Analyses- 2). ... Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Character Analyses- 2). ... Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Character Analyses- 3). ...

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