Winter Dreams Questions and Answers
What is the symbolism behind the title "Winter Dreams"?
Why does Dexter really quit caddying in Winter Dreams?
Is Dexter Green from "Winter Dreams" a dynamic or static character?
How do Dexter's views about the American dream change from beginning to the end of the story “Winter Dreams"?
Describe the disillusionment with the American dream in the short story "Winter Dreams" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
What does the reader learn about Dexter's family and social position in "Winter Dreams"?
In "Winter Dreams," why does Dexter lie about his hometown?
What makes Dexter "newer and stronger" than the "careless" wealthy people he meets in "Winter Dreams"?
What does the sentence that begins “He wanted not association with glittering things. . .” in the first paragraph of section II mean, and why is it important?
In "Winter Dreams," what details indicate that Dexter is an ambitious young man?
Explain how the following quote from "Winter Dreams" characterizes Judy Jones. "The little girl who had done this was eleven—beautifully ugly as little girls are apt to be who are destined after a few years to be inexpressibly lovely and bringno end of misery to a great number of men. The spark, however, was perceptible. There was a general ungodliness in the way her lips twisted down at the corners when she smiled, and in the—Heaven help us!—in the almost passionate qualityof her eyes. Vitality is born early in such women. It was utterly in evidence now, shining through her thin frame in a sort of glow."
What are the two ways Dexter reacts when he first meets Judy Jones?
Identify and discuss five examples of imagery in "Winter Dreams" that convey the emotional intensity of Dexter and Judy's entanglement.
Why does Dexter find spring dismal and the fall gorgeous and full of hope?
what significance of the tune coming from the piano?
How would "Winter Dreams" be different if Dexter had married Irene Scheerer after all? Would he have been able to achieve his life's ambitions with Irene by his side? Why or why not? What might Fitzgerald be saying about the relationship between a happy family life and ambition?
What does the kiss symbolize to Dexter?
What are examples of figurative language in "Winter Dreams?"
How is Dexter affected by the news that Judy has married another man and subsequently lost her beauty? What does Dexter mean when he says "there was something in me, but now it's gone"?
How do Dexter's dreams reflect his discontent, and does this feeling subside when he fulfills his ambition to become rich?
Discuss the color symbolism in "Winter Dreams."
What is the significance of the Jones' house at the end of Part IV?
Is "Winter Dreams" still relevant today?
In F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams," what does Judy represent to Dexter?
How would you describe Dexter Green and Judy in Winter Dreams?
How are the four seasons symbolic for Dexter in "Winter Dreams"?
Are readers expected to feel sorry for Judy and Dexter? Explain the ways in which the story inspires sympathy for the two main characters.
Describe and analyze the character of Judy Jones.
What does Fitzgerald mean by “stuff” in line 140? Explain what the reader learns from the direct address and flash forward in these lines that could not have been inferred from the narrative to this point. What type of shift does the section break signal?
In "Winter Dreams," how do Dexter's "winter dreams" reflect discontent? Does this discontent subside when he becomes rich and respected?
In "Winter Dreams," what makes Dexter "newer and stronger" than the "careless" wealthy people he meets?
What happens when Dexter meets Judy Jones the first and second time in Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams"?
Can you explain Dexter's winter dreams in "Winter Dreams"?
Describe Dexter's goals, what motivates him to reach these goals, and whether he succeeds in doing so.
Why doesn't Dexter marry Judy Jones or Irene Sheerer?
What are Dexter's responses when Judy keeps appearing in his life in Winter Dreams?
Why does Dexter quit his job in "Winter Dreams"?
At the end of Section II in "Winter Dreams", Dexter says he is starting a new path for his life. Why is this not true?
What is the importance of the setting of "Winter Dreams" and how does it create atmosphere or mood in the story? Give examples of the settings and describe the mood.
In Winter Dreams, why is it paradoxical that Judy's smile has "no root in mirth" or even amusement?
How does Dexter feel when he plays golf with the “well-to-do” for the first time? How does this connect to his American Dream?
In "Winter Dreams," what are some of the fantasies about summer that Dexter indulges in at the Sherry Island golf club?
What do Dexter's dream suggest he wants for the future? Why do you think Dexter is so captivated by Judy Jones? These I just can't seem to answer.
What is Dexter's motivation for being a caddy in "Winter Dreams"? How does this make Dexter different from some of the other caddies?
What are three adjectives used to describe Dexter's character in the story "Winter Dreams", by Fitzgerald?
What would be a critical thesis statement for "Winter Dreams?"
Do you think Dexter knew his engagement to Irene would not last? What clues does the text provide?
In "Winter Dreams," Judy Jones's whims are said to shape Dexter's life: "for the second time her casual whim gave a new direction to his life." Describe her whims and Dexter's reaction to them.
What is Dexter Green's physical description in "Winter Dreams"?
In "Winter Dreams," at the beginning of Section 2, what does the narrator say Dexter wants? How does Judy embody his ambitions?
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