love. Fewer know‚ however‚ about Fitzgerald’s earlier work named Winter Dreams. This short story about the life of an ambitious man named Dexter Green shares strong thematic topics with the tragic story of Jay Gatsby. Although the fatal flaws of Dexter Green and Jay Gatsby differ‚ the derived themes of perception versus reality and the corruption of the American Dream make it evident that F. Scott Fitgerald in fact intended Winter Dreams to be the prototype of The Great Gatsby. Dexter Green and Jay
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Throughout Man’s history‚ women have always been at a disadvantage socially‚ economically‚ and politically. Shakespeare realized this and sought to bring the controversy that comes with Androgynous issues—to life. Through strong female characters and the implications of disguises‚ Shakespeare exposes gender issues. Many critics believe Shakespeare poorly represents women in his plays through intentional exploiting of women with his boy-girl-boy disguises. When in fact‚ I see Shakespeare as exploiting
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story "Winter Dreams" have many similarities between them. Each work showcases the scintillating vernacular that Fitzgerald is most renowned for‚ even if they were written years apart. There are key differences within their plots‚ such as the setting and the narrator’s position in the story‚ but Fitzgerald once described the "Winter Dreams" as "A sort of first draft of the Gatsby idea." This quote is further proven by the fact that The Great Gatsby was published well after "Winter Dreams." Fitzgerald
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redefined themselves and music grew to an all time high. This revolutionary and dynamic decade is the setting for The Great Gatsby and “Winter Dreams” both by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in New York‚ The Great Gatsby is the story of James Gatz‚ a newly rich man who tries to regain the love of his past girlfriend‚ Daisy‚ who is already married. The story “Winter Dreams”‚ set in Minnesota‚ is the story of Dexter‚ a boy who falls in love with an even younger girl‚ Judy Jones‚ who falls back into love with
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In 2009‚ Yahoo published a list of the top one hundred movies to see before you die. Of these films‚ only one was directed by a woman. That film was Fast Times at Ridgemont High and was directed by Amy Hecklering. The screenplay was adapted from the book of the same name and has become one of the most well known teen comedy films along side Porky’s‚ Revenge of the Nerds‚ and the American Pie series. Hecklering’s Fast Times is a unique film; it is a teen film‚ but it also has a focus on women’s issues
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subject is the character of the American Dream in which‚ in their respective ways‚ his principle heroes are all trapped."‚ can be justified through Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby and his short story "Winter Dreams". In both pieces of literature‚ Fitzgerald explores and comments upon Americans and their pursuit of the American Dream through Jay Gatsby and Dexter Green’s pursuit of their "golden girls". Fitzgerald shows that the American Dream is not easily achieved by giving each leading
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There are numerous similarities and differences between The Great Gatsby and "Winter Dreams". The key and most significant similarity between the two stories was the importance of class rank during their time period. Both stories emphasized class rank‚ which became very essential to the plot. Class rank informs how much money you make and how well you show it off to others. In The Great Gatsby‚ Tom‚ Daisy‚ and Gatsby were all very prosperous. Each of them showed off their wealth with the kinds
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Throughout Winter Dreams‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald develops the theme of ambition through the main character Dexter Green’s desire to achieve more in life. Dexter is going to college and his father offered to pay his way through a state college. Except Dexter’s dreams had other plans‚ “They persuaded Dexter several years later to pass up a business course at the State University … for the precarious advantage of attending an older and more famous university in the East‚ where he was bothered by his scanty
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Winter Syntax by Billy Collins In the poem‚ "Winter Syntax"‚ Billy Collins writes about the difficulties of writing literature through the representation of a "lone traveler" and his adventures through a blizzard. Collins talks about the important aspects of good writing. He starts off the poem emphasizing the importance of the first sentence and how it is analogous to a lone traveler going through a tough blizzard. By using the analogy of the traveler‚ Collins allows readers to vicariously imagine
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Bad Feminist Feminist: A person who believes in the social‚ political and economic equality of the sexes. “Feminism” is a complex noun that is perceived in hundreds of ways‚ some positive and some negative. Roxane Gay’s novel‚ Bad Feminist‚ expresses that feminism is a movement that needs to be guided and lead by confidence in one’s values and beliefs‚ teamwork and support‚ and recognition that equality should be universal. The fight for feminism needs to be driven and lead by those with the passion
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