Winter_Dreams

Winter Dreams “Winter Dreams” – Dexter Green and the American Dream Dexter Green, the main character of the short story “Winter Dreams”, is striving for the American Dream. His goal to achieve this dream affects the way he lives his life, and the consequences that come with the choices his makes. Dexter’s desire for the American Dream—which includes status, wealth, and ability—is what ultimately leads to the demise of his winter dreams. One’s status is almost essential to make one feel important and loved. Those are exactly the feelings that Dexter is searching for in trying to gain a healthy status. He feels that if he stepped “from a Pierce-Arrow automobile, like Mr. Mortimer Jones, he [would be able to] stroll frigidly into the lounge” (p. 1026) of a popular club. One of the ways Dexter tries to strive for an admired status is through Judy Jones. Judy is the epitome of the success that Dexter is trying to gain, and status comes along with success. The fling he had with Judy, at the moment, made him feel like he was living in a dream, but without Judy, he was greatly unhappy. “Succeeding Dexter’s first exhilaration winter, dream, dexter, feel, american, wealth, status, dreams, dexter’s, success, judy, wanted, one, made, golf, without, way, successful, green, glittering, club, able, 1029, 1026, work, trying, through, things, superior, mr, makes, make, just, jones, gaining