1. Character Motivations Assignment
“Winter Dreams”
Character Motivations Assignment

2. Character Motivations Assignment
The reasons for a character’s behavior.
Can come from internal sources (ambition, insecurity, shyness)
Can come from external sources (poverty, a parent, society)
In your groups, discuss and answer the following analysis questions:
How are Dexter’s two ambitions - achieving material success and winning Judy’s hand - tied together?
How do you picture Judy’s character from what she says and does in the story?
Why can’t Dexter fully escape from Judy’s magnetic charms?