This Side Of Paradise Essay Research Paper — страница 4

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confuses one with the other, so that reality is virtually reshaped according to a dream-image that will be “spoiled” by any sort of real consummation. The result, inevitably, is a continual disaffection with reality, together with an equally persistent dissatisfaction with the Ideal. Unwilling or unable to sacrifice “real” success by committing himself fully to an ideal, and unwilling to sacrifice his Ideals or Dream-roles by committing himself totally to the real world, Amory fluctuates between both, and finally can identify neither. And so he is left without emotional or intellectual direction-until the war provides at least a temporary solution by eliminating the need for any commitment whatever. (c) 1995 Simon & Schuster Bibliography monarch notes, cheet sheets