Dexter emphasizes the use of the word pretty during the final dialogue of Scott Fitzgerald's Winter Dream. This is because it is aggressive the insinuation of his interlocutor that the beauty of Judy is not such, since that beauty was the engine that drove his dreams of youth. The news of Judy's situation impacts him because he realizes that he can not go back in time and that in his current world there is nothing that could interest him or cause him the emotion he felt for Judy at the time.
Cause to feel embarrassed or ashamed
1 It was such a boring book to finish.
2 The exam was too hard so nobody got a good mark.
3 She is so kind that everyone likes her.
4 My dog eats so much food that I can't afford to keep it.
5 The holiday apartment had so much quiet that you could hear the insects.
