Dexter and Gatsby paper

                      Similarities
1. come from poor families
2. chase unatainable love
3. dont get the girl they desire
4. pass up getting married
5. go to school for a short amount of time
6. new money
7. self made men


                        Differences
   Dexter
1. he lives through the story
2. makes money legally
3. the girl he loves is single


     Gatsby
1. dies
2. makes money illegally
3. the girl he loves is married


             Thesis
In both of Fitzgerald's stories The Great Gatsby and Winter Dreams the american dream is used to exemplify how materials do not always make us happy.