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    Sammy‚ from the story “A & P” by John Updike‚ and Dexter‚ from the story “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ are similar characters from two different stories. In both stories‚ the two men fell in love with what they pictured as the perfect woman. Each man had visions of the future they would like to have with the lady of their dreams. Sammy daydreamed of a fancy daytime gathering with his dream-girl’s family and friends (page number). Dexter dreamt of taking and marrying the girl that he falls

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    ethics change‚ but the foundation stays the same. Dexter Simmons found himself in a compromising situation at Beantown Consulting. His first project with Barresi Manufacturing was to contact the firms that supplied and sourced parts for Barresi’s top ten competitors. Dexter’s engagement manager‚ Markus Hensler‚ told him to not reveal the whole truth of who he was and what he was doing or else they would not provide the information needed. Dexter did not feel comfortable “having fun” or being creative

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    Fitzgerald writes about a young man named Dexter; how he achieves the best. Starting off the short story‚ Dexter‚ a young caddy quits his job. Then he takes his own path to achieving a great life He makes the choices that are the best option for his future. Dexter was only fourteen years old when he became a caddy. Becoming a caddy was just for the money. His father owned the second-best grocery-store in Black Bear. His family already had money ‚ but Dexter wanted some extra for

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    be celebrated‚ admired and looked up to which can bring the individual who goes it alone feelings of elation and freedom. The contrast of the shadows and light effectively divides the frame into two different panels. one in which the group huddles darkly for protection‚ symbolically caged by their fears of facing the social expectations‚ and the other is the individual symbolically stretches his wings and flying away‚ representing their freedom and transition as they travel towards a clear sky portraying

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    “Winter Dreams” we see the main conflict of Dexter mentally fighting with himself over the desire for material success‚ and the emotional desire to feel the love of his one “true” girl Judy. Throughout the story we see many examples of this internal war. Many examples of the desire for the material success are shown throughout the reading. We see on page 731 that dexter started out as a coded to try to earn good money. Next on page 735 we see that dexter attends a well reviewed collage to get a better

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    Question #1  Fitzgerald suggests that Dexter is destroyed by his "Winter Dreams." Do you think winter dreams are always harmful? why or why not??  We Answer #1 don’t think winter dreams are always harmful because there are winter dreams that can leave you with memories that you will cherish forever even though some might leave scars‚ some winter dreams can be magical like Dexter’s were at one time. Question #2  How might the story be different if Dexter had married Judy??  The Answer #2

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    What is real and what is fantasy isn’t always clear to determine‚ especially in literature. Sometimes the line between fact and fiction isn’t clear in pieces of works. One story in particular that embodies this blurred line‚ a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne titled “Young Goodman Brown”. This story depicts a faithful man discovering the flaws of his religion making him lose his faith. The setting and events that occur in the story are od and many believe the story to be one big nightmare

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    the prince and the princess together. In Winter Dreams‚ however‚ young Dexter doesn’t wind up being with his love‚ Judy‚ in the end. Judy marries another man after Dexter rejects her on their final night together. Most fairy tales also involve the princess being lusted over by many guys‚ but she never gets with any one them‚ until she meets her prince however. Not in this story. Judy dates multiples guys while she is with Dexter and cannot let them go. Even

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    tendencies of her goals. Jody is careless towards people and their feelings. She mainly seems to do what she wants to whomever she wants‚ whether it is okay or not. Dexter was fourteen when he first laid eyes on Judy Jones‚ at the country club where he worked as a caddie‚ and was astonished by her looks at such a young age. “Dexter stood perfectly still‚ his mouth slightly ajar. He knew that if he moved forward a step his stare would be in her line of vision- if he moved back he would lose his full

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    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 funds‚” (Ch. 2). Dexter doesn’t want to be fully dependent on

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