Winter Dreams, Timeless Themes
There are some stories that need a certain type of moment, or atmosphere, to give it that “total effect”, but there are those which can make any time their moment. These stories are universally functional in any society. They are stories that have been told and lived out for centuries in the play of human history. Their success is due to the fact that they all contain themes that can be adapted almost anywhere for any time. This versatility in setting makes it more interesting and familiar to almost any culture. Winter Dreams has a variety of themes that occur over and over again in society. Mostly though it’s the doomed retelling of a one Dexter Green’s encounter with a women who would “…bring no end of misery to a great number of men.”(Pg.588) “She was arrestingly beautiful…” (Pg.591) This description of Judy Jones is a foreboding statement about Dexter’s destiny. He, like many before him, would be hopelessly lost to the charms of a devastatingly beautiful woman, arrested if you will, by her looks. Does this tale breathe a vague familiarity to many stories told before? Dexter’s tale is that of one told by many a man in the course of time. The Trojans and Greeks had to bare decades of war over a woman wh
Familiarity breeds content. This statement rings true for many stories that survive the test of time to become classics. People relate more closely to these themes, and it makes the story more personal. These are situations and ideas that people deal with and hear about their whole lives. It sometimes symbolizes their hopes, and more often than not even their dreams. The premises in Winter Dreams truly do reflect timeless themes. The integration of many themes makes its hard for people not to relate to the story during some part or on some level. This familiar nature is found even as a theme in the story. Like Dexter we’ve all had “winter dreams” and thusly the feeling of realizing that “The dream is gone”. (pg.601) Social classes have been around for eons. Since before the caste system in India, and most likely till the end of culture, there has always been social classing. This idea comes mostly from the upper classes wanting to distinguish themselves, mostly by separating themselves, from those who are not of their social standing. When someone manages to climb the social ladder and become one of the distinguished, it makes for a good story. The little man making it big is a classic theme, and is a strong pillar in the American dream that anyone can make it in life. Dexter’s accent into socialite
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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