His successes were completely self-made yet; he had issues when it comes to dealing with the matters of the heart. But this trait showed more and more that Dexter is indeed human and in all of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s work, his central focus was always about the people in his story. His work concentrated on their development from page 1 introduction to them all the way to the end where we can see their triumphs and tragedies that befall upon them. Dexter, the hero of our tale seems to be a man with a steadfast resolve to do whatever he put his mind to.
However, the winter season seem to be his deciding judge on what he needs to do. Often we see that the seasonal changes in nature bring us a different perspective and Fitzgerald uses this as a vehicle of Dexter’s personality and character. The season change for him is an ever-looming specter in his mind and affect how he makes his decisions in life. I hope that in the course of this paper, you will find the correlation between Dexter and how he uses the seasonal changes especially the winter as a deciding factor of his decision.
Sincerely, Jay Schwanke Jay Schwanke Professor Coleman ENGL 200 12 April 2013 F. Scott Fitzgerald and “Winter Dreams” One of the most important things that can be seen in Fitzgerald’s work including Winter Dreams is the character development of our “hero”, Dexter. He is the central character that the story rallies behind. We see from the start that the setting of this story is very vital to how he behaves and how he sees himself in the world. The season of winter is indicative of how his mood dictates his behavior.
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Each character makes a decision that comes with issues that affects the story. Absalom Kumalo in Cry the Beloved Country, Tom Roberson in To kill a Mocking Bird, and King Henry in A Man for all Seasons all make decisions that contribute greatly to the pot of the novels. This proves that minor characters can influence the outcome of the story. In Cry the Beloved Country, by Alan Paton, Absalom ...
Dexter hated the winter because it drags his mood to the ground. As a caddy, the warm spring and hot summers brings him business and allowed him to flourish in his money making endeavor. For him the winter brings dream of prosperity and a brighter future, even though his father did own a thriving business, the money made him independent of those around him including his family. Each winter, he only dream of the spring and summer where he imagined time after time winning the golf game against the club pro (Page 71).
This revelation shows us Dexter’s desire to be something different that others are made from a different mold. Yet, he was willing to walk away from his caddying in order to prove a point to others around him. When Dexter makes up his mind, he sticks with it no matter what the outcome will be but again, those decisions are often dictated by the season of winter. “…It is not so simple as that either. As so frequently would be the case in the future, Dexter was unconsciously dictated to by his winter dream. Dexter is a man with steady resolve to what ever he decided to do. It all started when he quit his job as a caddy, then attending college and finally settled into a career made by his own design. Yet another of his winter dream comes to its fruition. As a caddy during the winter as he stared out in to the snow, he envisioned himself playing golf on the very same course, but this time, he will be looked upon with respect as he is now, a self made man with successes. So once again, his winter dream as a youth comes to reality.
Yet when it comes to his relationship with Judy, those dreams never existed during his winter dreams. That reality was born out of season for him; therefore I can understand how negative and badly it went. His whole relationship with her was completely against his nature of using the season to dictate the direction of his life. So I think the failure came because he didn’t follow his seasonal directions that he was constantly referring his life’s decision to. Even after Judy coming back the second time, things has changed so much for Dexter.
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Desire is the root of all emotions and future. It gives rise to ambition, love, hope and other things that make people want and strive for what they do not have. However, while desire is the same theme for almost all beginning, the possible endings vary. A story that starts with desire can end in happiness, success and fulfillment. However, it can also end with sadness, poverty and destruction. ...
It went all the way to the end when they finally grew apart and found out later on that she was no longer the Judy of his winter dreams, Dexter still could not or was not able to process that into any emotions. Dexter was no longer the same Dexter as he once was. I think the winter dreams of having it all to include the love of his life Judy faded away just like the winter faded into spring. Resources Winter Dreams, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Unit 2: Reading and Writing About Short Fiction, Perkins, 2011. Winter Dreams, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1922
