Name: __________________________
Winter Dreams
Caddies:
Northern Spring
Fall
Winter Dreams
Initial meeting:
How is she described by
Fitzgerald?
Next meeting:
Evening of their date:
Winter Dreams…. “He wanted not association with glittering things and glittering people – he wanted the glittering things themselves” (627).
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Name: __________________________
Part III
Theme: “He recognized the value to him of such a mannerism and he had adopted it; he knew that to be carless in dress and manner required more confidence than to be careful. But carelessness was for his children (631)
What word does Fitzgerald repeat for emphasis? How does this repetition hint at the story’s theme?
What is Dexter’s motivation for lying about his hometown?
Fitzgerald continues to demonstrate the shallowness of Judy Junes. When on the “dark sunporch” the reader learns that Judy Jones wants to “weep a little” over what?
Dexter’s winter dreams seem fulfilled when he ……
Great Gatsby connection: Gatsby knew that when he kissed Daisy, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God. So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning-fork that had been struck upon a star. Then he kissed her.
At his lips’ touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete.
Part IV
There are elements of Judy’s character that Dexter does not like, yet he doesn’t want to change her.
How do you explain his feelings?
As Judy’s and Dexter’s relationship evolves, who does the reader sympathize with? Which character is to blame for the state of their romance? Which character is more appealing to you as the reader?
What does the narrator mean when he says that Judy says “nothing” (632)?
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Name: __________________________
Dexter continues to torture himself with his idea winter dreams, even though he is financially successful. What would complete the fulfillment of his winter dreams?
Dexter becomes engage to another girl….Irene Scheerer.
Yet……
Is Judy Jones a worthy object of Dexter’s idealism (634)??? Why?
Is it right of Dexter to let go of his dreams of Judy and to marry Irene?
When Judy comes back into the scene she is pictured in gold? What does this symbolize?
What is Judy’s motivation for making a renewed play for Dexter (637)?
Why does Dexter accept Judy’s invitation?
Part V
Does the narrator sympathize with Dexter or think that he is a fool for falling for Judy?
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Name: __________________________
Dexter welcomes the war…..
Part VI
Why does Dexter want to take a train to Detroit?
How has Judy changed? What brought about these changes? Are they believable?
What happened to Dexter’s winter dreams?
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