Tuesday, March 12, 2019
The short story, Winter Dreams, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The suddenly story, Winter Dreams, by F. Scott Fitzgerald holds lasting impact today, mainly for the causations ability to weave love, desire, emotion, and the moral fiber of an individual into a story. The underlying theme is centered on how charisma derriere drives a soulfulness to lose sight of their true goal in life, thereby realizeing pleasure in selfish gain which results in ultimate loss. I will develop an analysis of characterization and theme in this famed short story. The story is a narrative account of dextral Green, a reliable, self-assured individual who falls into the web of infatuation of a beautiful woman, Judy J geniuss.Ms. Jones is also a self-assured individual. She, however, bases her confidence on her out beauty, a beauty that intoxicates men, bring them to her knees. Judy represents intense passion, and she brings it out in men, empowering her get life. She leads dexter to rather abruptly quit is work as a caddie because he yearns to impress Judy, and working as a caddy doesnt meet her expectations. At the time Judy is yet eleven geezerhood old. From a very youngish age, we check out that dexter is the kind of person who goes after his dreams, educates a plan and follows through, exclusively Judy alters this.The characteristics of dexters spirit are made clear by F. Scott Fitzgerald in quick fashion. dexters personality comes to light as Fitzgerald displays how astute, intelligent and confident the boy earth-closet be. Like dexter, most of Fitzgerald s male characters choose to tonicity empowered at the expense of the real. Only a domain of illusion, such(prenominal) as Judy Jones, that can handle her emotional intensity. For one, the story unfolds by casting a scene between a nurse and a young girl on the golf game course. These women are having a heated conversation.Although Dexter is at a distance from the scene, he clearly witnesses the incident as troublesome. In the end, one girl raises a club at the opposite woman, a nurse. She raises the club as if she was firing to pound her. But she doesnt follow through with her threat. Dexter finds humor in this. His ability to find the comedy behind such childish behavior adds to his own immature wisdom. Heres a snippet of this scene, as written by the author Realizing that the elements of the comedy were implied in the scene, Dexter several times began to laugh, and each time restrained the laugh before it reached audibility.Not only is Dexter smart enough to recognize this altercation as a staged situation, which is merely the ego of two people butting heads, but he does so without allowing this incident to alter his own mood. Whats even much humorous is that Fitzgerald uses two females in this physical altercation on the golf course. Normally, the stereotype would be to place two men arguing sequence playing a sport. Not only does Fitzgerald squash the stereotyping, but he does so by having one woman threatening to nearly decapitate a no nher woman with a raised club. This displays Fitzgerald creative knack for bringing humor into a potentially disastrous scene.Beyond this, Dexter is not concerned that this altercation might result in physical injury. He realizes their childish threats will go nowhere. This further strengthens his character. Not only is Dexter able to see that the fracas is not going to actually work violent, but, at fourteen years of age, his analysis of the scene adds to his character. Dexters characteristics come across as a young boy who can speak for himself. For instance, he is shown having a conversation with a very naturalized man of the community. Dexter is not the least bit intimidated by this adult presence.Dexter, instead, is perceived by divisions of the golf course to be one of the best caddies. Dexter, then, makes a decision to quit his caddying job. He has higher aspirations and realizes that hes gotten all can out of caddying. A golf member hears of this and pleas for the young D exter to continue to caddy for him, stating that he can make if very worthwhile to Dexter. In response to this plea, Fitzgerald wrote Youre not more than fourteen. why the devil did you decide just this morning that you wanted to quit? You promised that attached week youd go all over to the State tournament with me. I persistent I was overly old. Dexter stands up for what he believes. He is not swayed by an adult figure with a high-standing position in, both, the business world and on the golf course. The reader sees that elitism cannot sway the young Dexter from going after what he really wants in life. This is, in fact, very juiceless for Dexter wants to be one of the selected. Years later, Dexter falls into the obscene vision of the very beautiful Ms. Jones. Ms. Jones is more that willing to use her outer(a) beauty to gain countless new lovers. She does begin a human relationship with Dexter when he is in his twenties.Judy Jones is even boasted about by iii other men t hat Dexter plays golf with one day. These are, again, some of the elite men in society. They almost salivate as they discuss Judy Jones. openhanded cried Mr. Hedrick contemptuously, she always looks as if she wanted to be kissed Turning those big cow-eyes on every calf in town Here, we can see Fitzgeralds light-hearted, almost comical, means of showing how mans desire can rule a person on certain levels. After this golf outing, Judy and Dexter begin a relationship. Dexter is ecstatic about her.He isapparently for the first timeoverwhelmed with a new appreciation over having Judy in his life. Judy, however, is a hollow person and Dexter doesnt see this. This shallow characteristic in Judy represents people who are self-centered and look to make gains by using their physical appearance instead of become more knowledgeable. Her hollow personality is at the center of her world. All Dexter sees is her physical characteristics which nearly melt him into submission. She has the same a ffect on umpteen other men in her life. Near the end of the story, Judy breaks off their relationship.She is too easily swayed by other mens advances and his financial status. Dexter is crushed by her departure, but he begins to renew his life and starts a relationship with a nice girl. This girl is less than glamorous but is filled with other worthwhile characteristics. Judy, then, runs back to Dexter but he does not take her bait. Dexter then discovers through Delvin, that Judy has since gotten married and is education a family. Now, however, Judy has lost her beauty and is being treated unfairly by her husband. This husband runs off with other women, leaving Judy alone to raise the kids.In closing, we see who cleverly Fitzgerald develops theme and storyline. Fitzgerald also learned how to shape his short stories to meet the needs of magazine readers while, at the same time, using these respectable themes as springboards into longer fiction. Winter Dream is centered around char acterization. Its the characters and their interactions with one another that make this story so empowering. Its impact is inactive felt today because so much of society continues to be tricked by external beautys advances. For, the true beauty comes from deep indoors the heart and soul of a person who shares their life instead of victorious advantage of others.SOURCESF. Scott Fitzgerald http//people.brandeis.edu/teuber/fitzgeraldbio.htmlwinterdreamsIntroduction to the Short Story dhttp//www.people.vcu.edu/bmangum/fitzstories.html
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