... Great Gatsby and Winter Dreams, the author, F. S. Fitzgerald, employs character, in order to epitomize the meaning of a good life. Both Gatsby and Dexter were monetarily rich, however they remained despondent, for lack of love. Similarly, both Gatsby's and Dexter's attempts at relationships led them to misfortune. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby had loved a young woman, Daisy, whom he had dated while in the army. Regrettably, while Gatsby ... woman for most of his life, and consequently, wasted it. Before he was able to rethink, and change his life to focus on more important things, he w...

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... Great Winter Dream F. Scott Fitzgerald is said to have been one of the most important American writers in the twentieth century, not only for his realistic views on the "American dream" but also for his insight and use of prose. It seems as though Fitzgerald was somewhat fixed on the dreams that men strive to acquire. This is extremely apparent throughout the short story "Winter Dreams" and ... The Great Gatsby. In both stories, he shows the connections between love, money, and social status. Not only are these stories extremely similar in setting, but there is a parallelism between Dext...

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