19th June 2018 — poilvertg
Winter Dreams – The Great Gatsby comparison
| Winter Dreams | The Great Gatsby |
| Born and brought up in the east | Born and brought up in the east |
| Creates his own wealth through his laundry company. | Starts poor and eventually thrives with his bootlegging business. |
| The eyes are often referenced:
About Judy: |
The eyes are often referenced:
about Daisy: “Her face was sad and lovely with brights things in it, bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth. |
| Judy goes around with other men which makes Dexter jealous and he is by consequence even more madly in love because she is so unattainable. | Daisy is almost mythical in Gatsby’s mind and is completely unattainable for him, which reinforces his illusion of his love of her |
| Dexter moves on and forces himself to forget about her to avoiding hurting himself any more. | Gatsby dies partially by daisy’s fault and therefore cannot be with daisy. |