Judy Jones Character Analysis

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The definition of a doppelganger is “a ghostly counterpart of a living person.” Although a doppelganger pertains mostly to the appearance of a person, F. Scott Fitzgerald made his wife's own personal duplicate in the form of Judy Jones, a beautiful, wealthy socialite, in his short story “Winter Dreams”. While Judy and Zelda may not have similar looks, they do however have similar personalities, social status, and life experiences.

One similarity both Judy Jones and Zelda Fitzgerald share is their social status. Their social status first began with their family’s wealth. Judy Jones is most definitely not poor; we can see her wealth in her father who is a member of the Sherry Island Golf Club, which in that time period most …show more content…
One of these traits is spoiledness. We see this spoiled nature in Judy quite often. Judy Jones grew up with money, and like children who grew up with money, she was “entitled” her way. When Dexter first meets Judy at the Sherry Island Golf Club, she “...dropped her bag and set off at a haughty mince toward the first tee” expecting Dexter to pick it up and follow her. (Fitzgerald, 1922, p. 2). Also like most rich children, she was doted on by her nurse, Hilda. Hilda catered to Judy and she reciprocated with unappreciation. Judy was showered not only with money and expensive things, but also with love and attention from many of her male suitors. In Zelda’s case, she was doted on by her mother; she spoiled Zelda with gifts and attention the most despite having five other children. Zelda also grew up with money so that lifestyle was already ingrained in her head. Like Judy, Zelda also had her way with men; she was loved by many due to her good looks and carefree spirit ( ). Another trait both these women share is self-centeredness. For Judy, this trait is easily displayed when she confides in Dexter about the man she claims to love, but he is very poor. Although she tries to defend her shallowness by saying ‘He didn’t even start right, you see, if I’d thought of him as poor - - well, I’ve been mad about loads of poor men, and fully intended to marry them all’ (Fitzgerald, 1922, p. 5). While this sounds like a good reason to be upset, when she asks if Dexter is poor, her reaction is pure joy and relief when he states that he is quite rich; thus, leading straight into their short lived love. With her rich lifestyle, a man who could not support this lifestyle is no man for her. Judy Jones’ self centeredness ways do not end there. It is evident, with her long string of men and her inability to stay faithful to just one, that she cares more for
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