Winter Dreams Literary Analysis

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Winter Dreams tells that sad story of a man whose dreams weigh so heavily that nothing could stop them from crashing down on him in the end. It is this sad finality that causes us to sympathize with him, in the same way that by the end of this read you will too. Starting with his growing obsession while working the golf course, to having his prized goal Judy not reciprocate the feelings he longs for, to finally having all this come crashing down on him in the end.

We find Dexter, our main character, working as a caddie at the start of this story. This job is the lead up for what will become an all-encompassing desire inside him, the same desire that would continue to carry him through his life. His perception quickly changes once he starts

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