Analyze the theme of disillusionment in fitzgerald’s "winter dreams."

THE THEME OF DISILLUSIONMENT IN FITZGERALD'S WINTER DREAMS:

The theme of disillusionment has been brought to the fore through the character of Dexter Greene who rises to the zenith of material satisfaction when he attains his financial goals. However, he suffers disillusionment when he associates ideal with Judy , an embodiment of beauty, who he thinks is a representative of the elite class as all men of the upper class society desire her.

Judy is flirtatious so she keeps moving on till her expectations seem to get fulfilled. Dexter comes to know that she has married a rich man who drinks and stays merry enjoying company outside the house leaving Judy alone at home with children. This is not what Dexter had expected.

This shatters his illusion of ideal. It is also seen shattering when he goes out on a date with Judy who is dressed up in a plain attire contrary to his expectations. Also, his material attainment fails to provide him happiness. This also leads to disillusionment.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.