Clearly, Fitzgerald couldn't shake the themes and issues he was tackling in this story, and what he explores in "Winter Dreams" came to define his writing in later years. Like The Great Gatsby , "Winter Dreams" sketches a disillusioned view of the American search for wealth and its horrible effect on relationships.
But what exactly is that view, and what makes the American search for wealth so terrible? Fitzgerald often sets his stories among the glitz and glam of the American upper classes, and "Winter Dreams" is no exception. We've got golfing, swanky dinner parties, boating expeditions, fancy cars, and even fancier clothes. It all sounds good to us. But Fitzgerald paints a bleaker picture. What's underneath all the glitter and gold?
Not much, if you're asking our friend F. Yeah yeah yeah, we know that money can't buy happiness. So what new idea does Fitzgerald have to add to that age-old adage? Lots, as it turns out, but you'll have to read the story to find out for yourself. Trust us, Fitzgerald really knows his stuff. One last bit of coolness: at least some of the material for "Winter Dreams" comes from Fitzgerald's own experiences living at the White Bear Yacht Club in St.
Paul, Minnesota. Fitzgerald grew up in Minnesota, so when he talks about the wind blowing "cold as misery" 1. Plus, as you'll read in our "Characters" section, Fitzgerald had a lot in common with the story's protagonist, Dexter Green. So maybe there's an explanation for Fitzgerald's obsession with the themes of "Winter Dreams. Growing up is tough stuff, and F. Scott Fitzgerald doesn't try to sugarcoat that one bit. Daisy who is crazy rich and the lover of Gatsby and the wife of pro footballer Tom tells a story about one of her butlers as an extra job was polishing silver till it ruined his nose because of the strong odors showing that wealth consumes the poor.
The butler was willing to destroy his health for money, which is ridiculous. Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby. Scott F. Fitzgerald is a writer who who has imposed himself and his life story into many of his characters. Most notably, his famous novel called The Great Gatsby, is about a wealthy man who is unhappy.
The man character, Dexter, is born to a middle class grocery shop owner and works as a caddy during his childhood. Both were men who met an extraordinary woman and could never seem to let her go. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby is one of the greatest novels to come out of the Jazz Age in the s. As we finally stepped off the plane and looked out the windows on the way into the airport, we saw the beautiful snow globe of Montana where we had planned our winter skiing trip.
I was traveling with my family and my cousins who we often travels with. We would usually go a lot farther than within the United States, but for this particular trip we were more interested in the skiing than being tourists. The Bozeman, Montana airport was a farm. There were so many different animals all over the wall it might as well had been a hunting lodge; however, this in no way scared me off for this trip.
I could hear people talking to each other in a serious voice telling their children were to go if they ever get separated, I also hear my skis brushing the snow as i pass by the people talking. I feel the freezing and soft snow as it pushes up against me the warm cotton gloves. It was a cold November 16, and Everett Ruess was in a sticky situation. We can see how the style very nicely contributes to the wistful, nostalgic " Tone.
This passage also reminds us that Dexter associates wealth and social success with artistic appreciation and with beauty. Basically, whenever he's around rich people, he thinks life is beautiful. Superficial much? As Dexter listens to the music and sits in the darkness, he feels "magnificently attune to life. These wordy, descriptive passages give us some taste of the artistry that Dexter wants out of his fantasies of wealth.
He really has high hopes for what living the high life will feel like. Moments like this contrast strongly with the ordinary conversations that Dexter has with his golfing partners or with Devlin. All of Dexter's romantic idealism comes from his own imagination, and all of the actual scenes of rich people interacting are strikingly dull. They lack the lushness of these descriptive moments in "Winter Dreams. However, in his hands, a certain type of character emerged.
Judy embodies all that is stereotypical of the fickle, selfish, and histrionic rich girl. She is in full possession of her beauty and thrall over men, navigating her way through her social world by the force of her charm.
She is all appetite, too embroiled in the moment, with little regard for the larger implications of her changes of heart.
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