A New Leaf The short story A New Leaf was written by Scott Fitzgerald in 1931 and the center of the story is Julia Rose who puts up with defeat in her fight with her illusion about life faith and love She appears in an image of a young beautiful and rich girl who despite what other people tell her falls in love with alcoholic Dick Ragland During the story the author shows how Julia believes that her love changes Dick but actually it is only her illusion This story shows that peoples imagination