Winter Dreams
E409204
"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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Winter Dreams canonical | 2 |
| Winter Dreams (Brandon’s Song) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Winter Dreams (Brandon’s Song)