Winter Dreams

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"Winter Dreams" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of ambition, love, and the elusive nature of the American Dream through the rise and disillusionment of a young Midwestern man.

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Winter Dreams canonical 2
Winter Dreams (Brandon’s Song) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf short story
author F. Scott Fitzgerald
authorNationality American
centralConflict Dexter Green’s pursuit of status and Judy Jones
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
exploresConcept elusiveness of the American Dream
gap between wealth and emotional fulfillment
firstPublicationYear 1922
firstPublishedIn Metropolitan Magazine
genre modernist fiction
psychological fiction
hasCharacter Devlin
Irene Scheerer
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Jones
hasSymbolism seasons as markers of change
winter as symbol of lost dreams
language English
laterIncludedInCollection All the Sad Young Men
literaryDevice flashback
imagery
symbolism
literaryMovement Modernism
literaryPeriod Roaring Twenties
surface form: Jazz Age
mainCharacter Dexter Green
Judy Jones NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person narration
protagonistLaterOccupation successful businessman
protagonistOccupation caddie
publisherOfFirstMagazineAppearance Metropolitan Magazine
relatedWork The Great Gatsby
settingLocation Minnesota
settingRegion Midwestern United States
surface form: American Midwest
sharesThemeWith The Great Gatsby
structure chronological with time jumps
studiedIn American literature courses
modernist literature courses
targetAudience adult readers
theme American Dream
ambition and aspiration
disillusionment
loss of idealism
love and desire
social class and status
the passage of time
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century
tone melancholic
nostalgic

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All the Sad Young Men containsWork Winter Dreams
Wrapped in Red hasPart Winter Dreams
this entity surface form: Winter Dreams (Brandon’s Song)