Winter Dreams F. Scott Fitzgerald ReSpOnSe QuEsTiOnS!!! YAY!! =D 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
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beauty; she had many chances to live the kind of life she dreamed of‚ but lost it all. Similarly‚ Henry James’ "Daisy Miller‚" is a rich‚ young‚ American girl from New York‚ traveling around Europe with her mother and younger brother. Daisy is a complex combination of traits. She is feisty‚ independent‚ and well intentioned‚ yet she is also petty‚ ignorant‚ and unsophisticated. Daisy is also an irritating flirt. She has no public elegance or informal gifts‚ such as appeal‚ humor‚ and a talent for
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gender roles. “Daisy Miller” written by Henry James is a presentation of Realism that depicts gender roles. In Modernism‚ the characteristics of gender roles are affected by the changes in the society. In F. Scott Fitzgerald “Winter Dreams”‚ the theme was focused on the interchange of gender roles. “Daisy Miller” and “Winter Dreams” are both similar and different when it comes to gender roles. In “Daisy Miller” Winterbourne is taking time off from Switzerland‚ he meets Daisy Miller through her young
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In the short story‚ “Daisy Miller”‚ by Edith Wharton‚ a common obsession is found with the status and respectability of the characters presented in the story. Edith develops this obsession as a theme that is supported by European and American ideals‚ character’s viewpoints‚ and character’s actions in the story “Daisy Miller”. The theme of status and respectability is largely developed by the ideals of the society found within Daisy Miller. The story originates in Switzerland and then later
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THEMES OF POWER OF SILENCE‚ POWER OF TRADITION‚ FAMILY-BLESSING OR CURSE IN DAISY MILLER BY HENRY JAMES. This essay will discuss the central themes of temptation and destruction‚ danger of ignorance and power of tradition in Daisy Miller by Henry James. The theme of temptation and destruction is prevalent throughout this story. When Winterbourne first meets Daisy he is directly tempted‚ and feels an urge to define Daisy in clear moral terms. Even though he doesn’t seem as a very deep character
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Winter Dreams Judy Jones was born wealthy and she was attracted to men with power and money. Aside from her physical beauty‚ her status gave her many social options. She was vain and liked to be seen with a procession of men. Dexter was one of them. The seductive mannerisms in her voice had a magical effect on men and it drew their attention. Her voice was not lady-like but her tone was deep. Later on Dexter remembered that unique voice. Fitzgerald wrote in the short story‚ “He imagined her husky
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unlived life‚" says Bill See‚ author of “33 Days: Touring in A Van. Sleeping On Floors. Chasing a Dream.” Eleanor Roosevelt‚ first lady of the thirty-second president Franklin Roosevelt‚ once said‚ “Do one thing every day that scares you.” Individuals tend to stay in their comfort zone and not challenge themselves more to overcome obstacles that scare and otherwise dare them to realize their dreams and live fulfilling‚ purposeful lives. The works of Henry James‚ Mary E Wilkins‚ and Langston Hughes
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The personal novel I chose was called “Daisy Miller” by Henry James. The publishers were Harper & Brothers‚ which was published in 1879. There are a total of 43 pages. The way James’ novels are structured is that he begins it with a situation and a character. James would then‚ in effect‚ sit back and simply observe what would happen when a character was confronted with this new situation. This allowed him more freedom and allowed him the opportunity of "getting to know" his character by observing
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Advanced English 10. 7th Period 21 September 2012 The Daisy Withers in the Winter In Henry James’s novella Daisy Miller‚ he contrasts Daisy Miller’s American innocence with Fredrick Winterbourne’s European worldliness‚ illustrating the devastating effects that occur when the two worlds collide. Daisy is an incredibly flirtatious and reckless young American who lacks the formal etiquette of European society. When Winterbourne first meets Daisy‚ he believes that she is the ideal girl from America‚
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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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