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F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing Analysis
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A comprehensive Essay describing the similarities in plots and choices in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s pieces Winter Dreams and The Great Gatsby.
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The Recurring Themes Within the Work of Francis Scott Key FitzgeraldWithin the vast realm of literature, prominent American novelist Francis Scott Key
Fitzgerald wrote notable pieces, including the short story Winter Dreams and the novel The
Great Gatsby. Throughout his career, there has been a transparent repetition of Fitzgerald's style
and themes that many critics continue to dissect in the modern day. An aspect of Winter Dreams
that Fitzgerald later delves into and evolves in his book The Great Gatsby is how humans tend
to become disillusioned by whimsical aspects of life such as romantic relationships. Often in
these pieces, characters are blinded by love, becoming trapped in fantasies and unable to face
vile aspects of reality.
Winter Dreams illuminates the problematic relationship between Dexter Green and Judy
Jones. Dexter persistently ponders a future with her despite her not being a perusable possibility
because of her selfish behavior. However, he struggles to accept this truth and focuses on the
beauty of their past encounters rather than the fact that they realistically could never be together.
The fact that they cannot be together is solidified when he marries Irene, yet, he continuously
fantasizes about a life with Judy. On page six, following his courtship with Irene, he continues to
wonder about life with Judy despite it being impossible. However, he strictly focuses on the way
she made him feel, blinding his logic. “Summer, fall, winter, spring, another summer, another
fall-- so much he had given of his active life to the incorrigible lips of Judy Jones. She had
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