“Winter Dreams” first appeared in Metropolitan Magazine in December of 1922 ( Bruccoli, Winter Dreams,217). It is part of the Gatsby cluster stories, which Fitzgerald wrote in September prior to the novel. The Gatsby cluster stories consisted of “Dice, Brass Knuckles & Guitar,” “Absolution,” “’The Sensible Thing,’” and “The Rich Boy,” which was written and published after Gatsby. According to Mangum, this short story “provides an excellent illustration of Fitzgerald's method of using his stories as a proving ground for his novels.”(Mangum,1371). “Winter Dreams” appeals to the readers mainly by showcasing the quintessential Scott Fitzgerald, the narrative explores virtually most of his great and moving experiences without the emotional …show more content…
Judy had many suitors from different social classes; however most of them came from the wealthier class. Despite popular belief, she is not interested in the suitors financial or social status. Instead she focuses on, and is more concerned with whether a suitor piques her interest at the time or even if that is the case, to what extent do they interest her, which the following passage clearly shows: “You see, if I'd thought of him as poor--well, I've been mad about loads of poor men, and fully intended to marry them all. But in this case, I hadn't thought of him that way, and my interest in him wasn't strong enough to survive the shock. “(Fitzgerald in Bruccoli ,WD 226) It was known that she has discouraged a suitor because he was poor, although her main reason to do that was because he did not interested her enough to ‘survive this shock. According to Malcolm Cowley, Fitzgerald’s female characters are sometimes candid, even brutal about class relations. “Let's start right," she interrupted herself suddenly. "Who are you,