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F. Scott Fitzgerald's Winter Dreams
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story, “Winter Dreams”, he suggests that the American Dream is a desire for glittery objects. Some people put all of their effort into something and never get what they want or sometimes get what they want. But then in some cases people that don’t put much effort into something get what they want. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Winter Dreams” Dexter had a desire for his material success, which he put his effort into. Dexter also had a desire for a girl named Judy, but he did not put much effort into a relationship with her. He wanted to have all of the nice things, so that is why he put so much effort into his success and not Judy. At the beginning of the story Dexter was a caddy at a rich golf course,

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