Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

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This paper relates that F. Scott Fitzgerald (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald) was an Irish-American Jazz Age novelist and short story writer, who is regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. The author points out that Fitzgerald's protagonists are often reflections of the author and his wife Zelda -- heroes who are handsome, confident and predestined that blaze brilliantly before exploding and heroines who are beautiful, tempting and manipulative. The paper compares the couples from the two writings, Jay and Daisy of "The Great Gatsby" and Dexter and Judy of "Winter Dreams", who want greatness but end in misery.

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"Both of these women were described as insensitive, unfaithful women, because both being involved in unsatisfactory marriages, they were having an affair with the male character, Jay Gatsby, respectively Dexter Green. Also Daisy was especially cruel when it came to significant issues. She ran over a woman and killed her, yet afterwards she simply went home and ate dinner, as nothing happened. She cared more about the heat than the person she murdered. Judy was heartless too when it came to the men who adored her."

Sample of Sources Used:

• The biography of Scott Fitzgerald on the Internet at http://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/
• The novel The Great Gatsby from The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald (Paperback - Sep 30, 2004)
• The short story Winter Dreams from Winter Dreams by Scott Fitzgerald (Paperback - Jun 30, 2004)
• Analysis of the characters from The Great Getsby from the Internet at www.sparknotes.com
• Analysis of characters from Winter Dreams from the internet at http://www.enotes.com/winter-dreams/

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