F. Scott Fitzgerald lived during the time of the Great Depression, where money was low in almost every household. This pushed Fitzgerald’s favorite topic of a poor boy becoming rich into the American public. Dexter, the main character in “Winter Dreams” went from being an average boy that was living a good life to a rich man because of the love he had for a wealthy girl named Judy Jones. Through, “Winter Dreams” Fitzgerald explained the major events of his own life. Although many critics believed that Fitzgerald had a great talent in writing and he lived a great life, some believe that he wasted the talent that was given to him by drinking and shortening his life every day. Many believe that he was responsible for his own death.
Fitzgerald did not come from a wealthy family; however the family was considered upper-middle class. Fitzgerald was born to Edward and Mollie Fitzgerald on September 24th 1896 in Saint Paul Minnesota. Since his parents were strong Catholics, they sent him to two different private schools. The first one was the Holy Angel in New York, and later after having some money problems they moved back to Minnesota and he attended St Paul Academy. The most well known school that Fitzgerald went was …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald lived during the time of the Great Depression, where money was low in almost every household. This pushed Fitzgerald’s favorite topic of a poor boy becoming rich into the American public. Dexter, the main character in “Winter Dreams” went from being an average boy that was living a good life to a rich man because of the love he had for a wealthy girl named Judy Jones. Through, “Winter Dreams” Fitzgerald explained the major events of his own life. Although many critics believed that Fitzgerald had a great talent in writing and he lived a great life, some believe that he wasted the talent that was given to him by drinking and shortening his life every day. Many believe that he was responsible for his own