Achieving The American Dream In 'Winter Dreams'

“The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive, and passion, it’s possible to achieve the American Dream.”(Hilfiger) “Winter Dreams” explains to us the basics of the American dream that many people dream about to be wealthy, healthy, and successful. The way to your American Dream is with hard work, and drive to get there. Over the years the American Dream has changed, such as pioneers dream was to go west, then the American Dream was to get married and work at the same job for thirty-five years; whereas now the American Dream gets changed by each person and their views of what they want their American Dream to be. In “Winter Dreams” we are introduced to relationships, things that help us succeed in life and also things that create obstacles in life, but overall we are shown the meaning of the story and what it means to Dexter. My ideal American dream is to get married within the next …show more content…
Dexter made exceptions for Judy Jones like many of us do for our friends, but that always leads to more issues in the end. Later in life Dexter ends up finding out that Judy Jones ended up in a bad marriage to a guy that wasn't very rich. “Winter Dreams” is a great example of why your standards should be the same for everyone, because when we start making exceptions for people we just get ourselves into bigger problems; Like when Dexter made exceptions for Judy by calling off his engagement thinking that she had changed and wanted to be with him. People like Judy never change they just continue to seek the attention they need, no matter how many people it hurts or how many problems it causes. “Winter Dreams” introduced us to Dexter's relationship with Judy, explained how he succeeded in following his dreams, and showed us how things in life can create obstacles, but overall we are shown the meaning of the story and what it means to