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The loss of illusions does not have to be deflating or dispiriting; some 9/11 myths turn out to be nothing more than empty calories, compared with the truth.
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Of all the losses they fight over, the greatest of all is the loss of their illusions.
While working on the novel, Fitzgerald explained what he was about: "That's the whole burden of this novel -- the loss of those illusions that give such color to the world so that you don't care whether things are true or false as long as they partake of the magical glory".
When he was revising "Gatsby," he characterized the burden of the novel as "the loss of those illusions that give such color to the world so that you don't care whether things are true or false as long as they partake of the magical glory".
In a letter, Fitzgerald wrote that the burden of "The Great Gatsby" was "the loss of those illusions that give such color to the world that you don't care whether things are true or false as long as they partake of the magical glory".
In a letter to a friend, he said: "That's the whole burden of the novel – the loss of those illusions that give such colour to the world that you don't care whether things are true or false so long as they partake of the magical glory".
The greatest loss is the loss of an illusion; Willy goes to his grave with his mad, destructive dream intact.
Part of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can feel like the loss of the illusion of safety.
So, what's the difference between the loss of an illusion and a death?
Accepting the loss of an illusion allows room for transformation and healing.
"There's one definition of what we often grieve for, which seems to capture what a lot of us are feeling now: It's a loss of hope, of expectation, illusions, what we projected would be the path we'd be on".
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