... half or more of all marriages are terminated in divorce...positive illusions about marriage appear to be more powerful than illusions about other aspects of life."1 When the reality does not live up to our 'fairytale-Slumdog' visions, love can transition from being indestructible to destructible in a very short period of time. In 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby pays ... her real self behind this illusion. This parallels with Nick's realization of Gatsby's fantasy, as he writes, "There were moments... when Daisy tumbled just short of Gatsby's dreams, not t...

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