Goodreads asked Marjorie DeLuca:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Marjorie DeLuca I love Jay Gatsby and Daisy from F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby." I love the way Gatsby creates Daisy as the Golden Girl, the romantic ideal, the girl he'll do anything to captivate. She also reminds him of a younger, more innocent time in his life when he was filled with hope and dreams for the future. Before his dream was corrupted by crime. For Daisy, Jay Gatsby is the complete opposite of the boorish Tom, her husband. She's dazzled by the lengths to which Gatsby has engineered his whole life with her in mind. He's waited for the perfect moment to see her again. She sees him as a romantic, a man who worships her and would do anything for her, unlike her unfaithful husband. It's also a tragic relationship but one that stays with you long after you've finished reading.

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