Name______

Mrs. Fabrizio

English 11

Short Story Unit

“Winter Dreams” F. Scott Fitzgerald

Page 670

Pre- READING:

  1. What comes to mind when you read this title?

DURING READING:

1.Listen carefully as we read the story to you.

2.Reading Strategy: Cause/Effect: Fill in the following chart as we read.

CauseEffect

  • 11 year old Judy Jones throws a * ______

Tantrum on golf course

  • Dexter opened a laundry* ______
  • Dexter got a pass to the Sherry

Island Golf Club, while home for a visit* ______

  • A man told Judy she was his “ideal” * ______
  • Dexter drove Judy’s boat* ______
  • Judy asks Dexter is he would* ______

Mind if she weeps

  • Dexter tells Judy he is rich* ______
  • Judy and Dexter attended a picnic* ______

Together

  • Dexter asked Judy to marry him* ______
  • A man from New York arrived* ______
  • Dexter realized he would never* ______

Truly have Judy Jones

  • Irene was sick and could not* ______

Attend the dance

  • Dexter went west and turned business * ______

Over to his partner

  • Dexter meets Devlin* ______
  • Judy married Ludd Simms* ______
  • Devlin explains how* ______
  • Judy has “faded”. *______

Guided Reading

  1. How was Dexter different from other caddies?
  1. What does Dexter daydream about on page 671? What does this daydream tell you about his future ambitions?
  1. On page 672, when the reader first sees an encounter between Dexter and Judy Jones, Fitzgerald writes, “ Not only that, but he was treated to that absurd smile, that preposterous smile- the memory of which at least a dozen men were to carry into middle age.” What literary term is being applied here and what does this tell the reader about Judy Jones?
  1. At the start of the start of the story Dexter is a caddie and meets an 11 year old Judy Jones on the golf course. Describe their first encounter and how it affects Dexter.
  1. What happens at the second meeting between Judy and Dexter?
  1. How does Judy behave during her romance with Dexter?
  1. What happens to Judy and Dexter’s relationship after Dexter breaks off his engagement?
  1. How does Devlin shatter Dexter’s image of Judy?
  1. Describe what type of person Dexter was as a child, young man, and grown adult.
  1. Describe what type of person Judy was as a child, young woman, and grown adult.
  1. How do Dexter’s feelings for Judy dictate the course of his life?

Interpretation

1. What were Dexter’s “Winter Dreams?” Go back to the first paragraph of part II and explain….

2. What do “Winter Dreams” symbolize?

3. What motivates Judy to behave as she does in her relationships with Dexter and others before she is married?

4. What does the decision to become engaged to Irene symbolize for Dexter?

5. What does Judy represent to Dexter and why does he keep on loving her even after he has lost her?

After Reading

  1. Do you feel sorry for Judy? For Dexter? Why or why not?
  1. Should Dexter have married Irene? Why or why not?
  1. How might the story have been different if Dexter had married Judy?
  1. Describe how this story fits into the unit theme of “Ambition”.