F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “I love her and that’s the beginning and end of everything.” This quote certainly applies to some of his foremost literary publications, including The Great Gatsby and the lesser known Winter Dream. The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, was one of the greatest revealing pieces of its time, as it delves into the human desires and motives. But, in order for Fitzgerald to write The Great Gatsby, he created a ‘rough draft’ with a similar plot and theme, which he named Winter Dream. Both stories take place during an immensely prosperous time in American history: the 1920’s, a period copious with young entrepreneurs in search of completing the ‘American Dream.’ As a result, the vast abundance of time, money, and other …show more content…
Dexter’s traits highlight key differences between him and his counterpart, this includes transparency, honesty, and willingness. Firstly, he says to Judy that, “I’m probably making more money than any man my age in the Northwest. I know that’s an obnoxious remark, but you advised me to start right.” (Winter Dreams 5) The way in which Dexter brags about his wealth shows that he is forward with interactions with other people. But this quote, as well as proving Dexter’s forthcomingness, emphasizes one of the biggest dissimilarities between the characters: perception by others. Gatsby perception by others as mysterious and little know the true personality he possesses. On the other hand, Dexter portrays an audacious person, as observed by the presumptuous quote. Next, Mr. Mortimer Jones described Dexter as willing, intelligent, quiet, honest, and grateful. (Winter Dreams 1) The description by Mrs. Jones proves to the audience that Dexter is capable of possessing character skills, but of greatest importance, honesty. Concluding, this quality of honesty is principal, as Gatsby had no possession of such nature. Finally, later in the story, Dexter narrates thinking, “When autumn had come and gone again, it occurred to him that he could not have Judy Jones. He had to beat this into his mind but he had convinced …show more content…
Both Dexter and Gatsby drive their plot by eternally chasing their first love, and then being destroyed by such. In The Great Gatsby, Jay “... knew that when he kissed this girl (Daisy) and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God.” (Great Gatsby 110) In this quote, the reference to ‘the mind of God’ is a metaphor for freedom. Therefore, Gatsby is proclaiming that by kissing Daisy, he was aware that his enrapture of her image would be eternal. Additionally, in Winter Dreams, “As so frequently would be the case in the future, Dexter was unconsciously dictated to by his winter dreams.” (Winter Dreams 2) In the quote, Dexter’s ‘winter dream’ refers to a person’s vice or something that a person chases perpetually; in Dexter’s case, this was Judy. With this in mind, Judy’s control of Dexter perhaps ruined his life. Concluding, Gatsby and Dexter are similar in the way that they were bridled by their first love. Also, the demolition of each of the main characters’ lives occurred as a result of their intense love. “...so he gave that up, and only the dead dream fought on as the afternoon slipped away, trying to touch what was no longer tangible, struggling unhappily, despairingly, toward that lost voice across the room.” (Great Gatsby 134) By the quote, the audience can see how Gatsby losing
The characters in both “Winter Dreams” and The Great Gatsby share undeniable similarities and yet subtle differences that not only drive them together but also make them unique in their own way. Gatsby, like Dexter in “Winter Dreams”, yearned to make a name for himself and strove to do so. However, both characters did not have themselves in mind so much as they thought of the woman they loved more than any other. Gatsby and Dexter both chased their dreams. For Gatsby this dream was Daisy Buccanan, while for Dexter this dream was Judy Jones.
Characters in novels can have obsessions with people, the same as in the world readers live in today. In the book, The Great Gatsby, the main, male character, Gatsby, is obsessed with a woman named Daisy Buchanan. In the passage Winter Dreams, Dexter, the main male character, is obsessed with a woman, Judy Jones. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote both of these novels/ passages. The Great Gatsby is a story about a man revolving part of his life around trying to achieve his American dream by conforming to a woman and society 's standards.
Winter Dreams By F. Scott Fitzgerald is a short-story telling of a 14 year-old caddy named Dexter Green. In this narrative Dexter meet Judy Jones while working at his golf course. As the story continues on, Dexter becomes severely infatuated by Judy. The desire to be hers overcomes him so greatly, he works his way to wealth to be in the same social class as her, hoping to catch her attention and marry her someday. However Judy may be beautifully the outside as she ages, but her insides say differently.
By portraying both Gatsby and Dexter as taking great lengths to achieve their dreams, but however ultimately failing, Fitzgerald implies that striving for more than what one is given generally results in not only eventual failure, but also a decay in moral values. Both pieces of literature demonstrate the concept that hard work cannot always guarantee success, with success primarily defined as attaining the American
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald portrays love, obsession, and objectification through the characters Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Some might say their love was true and Gatsby’s feelings for her was pure affection, while others say that he objectifies and is obsessed with her. Perhaps Gatsby confuses lust and obsession with love, and throughout the novel, he is determined to win his old love back. At the end of the novel, Gatsby is met with an untimely death and never got to be with Daisy. The reader is left to determined if Gatsby’s and Daisy’s love was pure and real, or just wasn’t meant to be.
The 1920’s was a very interesting time in United States history. After all World War I had ended and many Americans did not realize that the Great Depression was in the near future, so the 1920’s fell between these two dramatic events. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby teaches many morals, but none more important than the duality of the 1920’s. Duality is evident in Gatsby's dreams, his death, his lover Daisy, his wealth, and his parties, which all reflect the duality of the 1920’s. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald makes the concept of achieving the American dream seem improbable.
Characters in novels can have obsessions with people, the same as in the world readers live in today. In the book, The Great Gatsby, the main, male character, Gatsby, is obsessed with a woman named Daisy Buchanan. In the passage Winter Dreams, Dexter, the main male character, is obsessed with a woman, Judy Jones. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote both of these novels/ passages introducing the same theme. The Great Gatsby is a story about a man who has revolved part of his life around trying to achieve his American dream by conforming to a woman and society 's standards.
Gatsby had finally found his love and was trying so hard to keep what he believed
In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are many characters in which each symbolizes their own life lesson and message. The book's main character Jay Gatsby, loves to simulate and relive the past. Gatsby is a nostalgic character who throughout the story has a moral ambiguity with his obsession with trying to prove that he can recreate past triumphs, believing that the past held everything that was great about his life, but it’s impossible to re-spark past emotions and memories. Nothing can be as it once was, people grow each day. Each new day a person has a new outlook on life, they have new feelings, emotions, and opinions.
F.Scott Fitzgerald is an American novelist and a short story writer. He is the author of the famous novel “ The Great Gatsby”, which is written in the 1920’s. The period of the 1920’s is well known as the roaring twenties due to lack of morales and the lowering of standards and expectations, people intended just to have a good time not caring about the outcomes of their and how they will effect their lives. Fitzgerald wants to prove in his novel the death of “The American Dream” it’s just a myth. The author of this novel shows the death of the american dream through the events surrounding Gatsby, and Daisy.
By the end of the story he cannot have the girl, and his dreams are ruined. The author illustrates Dexter Green as a wishful boy longing for what the future holds. Fitzgerald incorporates many symbols as one being solely Judy Jones. The author uses style in the story by separating the story into 6 sections. Fitzgerald in “Winter Dreams” depicts the fantasy of the American dream and how no matter how hard one works he may never achieve his dream.
The Corruption of The American Dream in The Great Gatsby In the novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald illustrates society in the 1920’s and the desire for the people with in it to achieve the American Dream, which embodies the hope that one can achieve power, love and a higher economic/social status through one’s commitment and effort. The novel develops the story of a man named Jay Gatsby and his dream of marrying what he describes as his “golden girl”, also known as, Daisy Buchanan, his former lover. Fitzgerald explores the corruption of the American dream through the Characters; Myrtle, Gatsby and Daisy.
The American dream stands as a symbol for hope, prosperity, and happiness. But F. Scott Fitzgerald 's The Great Gatsby, examines the American dream from a different perspective, one that sheds light on those who contort these principles to their own selfish fantasies. Fitzgerald renders Jay Gatsby as a man who takes the Dream too far, and becomes unable to distinguish his false life of riches from reality. This 'unique ' American novel describes how humanity 's insatiable desires for wealth and power subvert the idyllic principles of the American vision. Jay Gatsby is the personification of limitless wealth and prestige, a shining beacon for the aspiring rich.
Everybody has their own dreams to fulfill, whether it is to become rich, famous, or chancing a loved one. But does everyone get to live their dreams? The short story, Winter Dreams demonstrated the tragic love story between Dexter and Judy. At first, Dexter’s dream was to become wealthy. However, when he met Judy at the age of fourteen, he fell in love with her and started to follow his “winter dreams” in order to fit into Judy’s world.
Love is the most powerful and mysterious force in the universe and a vital part of love is one’s sexuality, because it decides who you love. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a tragic novel set in the roaring twenties. The central theme in the story is love, and what it means in this time period of extravagance and lavish lifestyles. Questions arise about power and wealth, and what this signifies in a romantic relationship. The reality is that this is a loveless tale, because there is no love between the characters.