Fitzgerald and Hemingway

The two stories that we read by Fitzgerald and Hemingway, "Winter Dreams" and "The Snows of Kilamanjaro," proved to be very much alike. Both dealt with two insecure and lonely people who were esentially unatainable by anyone who loved them. Judy in "Winter Dreams" and Harry in "The Snows of Kilamanjaro" seemed to constantly search for someone to love them, but whenever they attained anyone's love they were already on the search for someoen else. The two main victims in these stories were Dexter and Harry's wife. I thought that it was interesting how Judy ends up marrying someone who does not treat her well, since she dated so many men who would have done anything for her (especially Dexter). I've known a lot of people like Judy who break up or cheat on guys that treat them well and attempt to be with guys that treat them poorly. I think this approach to dating deals with one's own insecurity and the constant need for the approval of others. Many would say that courting a girl or guy is the most exciting part of a relationship. Once this part is over, people might say that there is nothing else to work for in the relationship, which could be boring.