Within the stories, The Great Gatsby and Winter Dreams, the author, F. Fitzgerald, employs character, in order to epitomize the meaning of a good life. Both Gatsby and Dexter were monetarily rich, however they remained despondent, for lack of love. Similarly, both Gatsby's and Dexter's attempts at relationships led them to misfortune.
In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby had loved a young woman, Daisy, whom he had dated while in the army. Regrettably, while Gatsby was fighting in the war she fell in love with, and married another man, Tom Buchanan. Gatsby's devotion towards Daisy was absolutely unhindered by her marriage, for he bought a house across the lake from hers, and would throw parties every weekend in an effort to impress her. Lucky for Gatsby, the narrator, Nick Carraway, is Daisy's cousin and is able to arrange a meeting between them. Once they meet, Gatsby's and Daisy's romance seems to have been rekindled for a while, as Gatsby proudly flaunts his luxurious house for Daisy. Unbeknownst to Tom, who is having an affair himself with a girl from New York, Myrtle, Daisy and Gatsby begin to meet regularly. However, Tom eventually realizes Gatsby's intentions for Daisy, and confronts him. After an argument, it is clear that Tom had a superior argument to Gatsby, and Daisy returns to him. During this time, Myrtle's husband, Wilson, became aware of her infidelity, and was determined to locate the man. Unfortunately, while Daisy was driving Tom's car with Gatsby, they accidentally hit Myrtle, killing her instantly. Assuming that the car driver must have been the man whom she was having an affair with, Wilson goes searching for Gatsby, whom took the blame for the accident. Finding him floating in his pool, he shoots him, before shooting himself.
Within Winter Dreams, Dexter Green goes through the same basic experiences as Gatsby, with a few minor changes. Dexter became rich by opening a chain of laundries which were used by rich people.
Fitzgerald's The Great Winter Dream F. ... This is extremely apparent throughout the short story "Winter Dreams" and The Great Gatsby. ... Dexter and Gatsby both used their newfound wealth for their own personal enjoyment. ... The parallelism between Judy and Daisy is less evident than that of Dexter and Gatsby. ... Judy leads to Dexter's unhappiness and Daisy leads to Gatsby's death....
Within the short story Winter Dreams, by Fitzgerald, there were many of the same themes as that in The Great Gatsby such as infidelity as well as similarities between the characters. ... In both The Great Gatsby and Winter dreams, the two leading ladies start out in love with a poor man. ... Both The Great Gatsby and Winter Dreams differ in part because of the way each ends. ... This is the complete opposite of Winter Dreams because in the end Dexter is not killed and moves on with his life without Judy. ... Probably the most eminent similarity between The Great Gatsby and Winter Dreams was th...
Winter Dreams and Great Gatsby "That was always my experience-- a poor boy in a rich town; a poor boy in a rich boy's school; a poor boy in a rich man's club at Princeton ... . ... Fitzgerald considered his short story, "Winter Dreams- a first draft for The Great Gatsby for several reasons such as the similarities between James Gatsby and Dexter Green, Daisy Buchanan and Judy Jones, and the themes of love and money. ... Fitzgerald obviously wrote "Winter Dreams- and The Great Gatsby to coincide with each other on many levels. ... If one character in Gatsby has a dominant trait; it...
"Winter Dreams" F. Scott Fitzgerald's" Winter Dreams begins by introducing the main character Dexter Green. ... Burhans states that "Fitzgerald once described "Winter Dreams" as "a sort of first draft of the Gatsby Idea," Mr. ... After reading "Winter Dreams" and "The Great Gatsby" I can see the common elements in the two stories that would make Fitzgerald describe "Winter Dreams" as "a sort of first draft of the Gatsby idea". ... I see two main differences being that in "Winter Dreams" the females actions leave her worse off in the end where as in "The Great Gatsby" there is no chang...
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 ...
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...