Craig C. Charles
What a great question! Thank you for asking. Two fictional couples come immediately to my mind for significantly different reasons.
Westley and Buttercup from William Goldman's The Princess Bride are one couple that I find irresistible. I'm a secret romantic who believes in true love. This couple's remarkable love story laced with improbable adventures and ridiculous humor keeps me laughing throughout the novel. If all love could only be like theirs. A second literary couple that has always intrigued me, although they are not really a couple in the traditional sense, are Pip and Estella from Great Expectations. The 'reality vs appearance' theme is a favorite of mine that I also enjoyed in The Great Gatsby with Daisy and Gatsby. Pip's one sided fascination with Estella is based on faulty 'expectations' or aspirations. Estella warns him that she has no heart, but Pip cannot help himself. "...the air of inaccessibility which her beauty and her manner gave her, tormented me in the midst of my delight." This dark side of desire or the thrill of the pursuit, is captivating to me as a reader. Pip remains hopeful despite all evidence that Estella will not reciprocate his affection for her. Haven't we all loved something at one time in our lives that we could not have? They are such a fascinating 'couple' to me.
Westley and Buttercup from William Goldman's The Princess Bride are one couple that I find irresistible. I'm a secret romantic who believes in true love. This couple's remarkable love story laced with improbable adventures and ridiculous humor keeps me laughing throughout the novel. If all love could only be like theirs. A second literary couple that has always intrigued me, although they are not really a couple in the traditional sense, are Pip and Estella from Great Expectations. The 'reality vs appearance' theme is a favorite of mine that I also enjoyed in The Great Gatsby with Daisy and Gatsby. Pip's one sided fascination with Estella is based on faulty 'expectations' or aspirations. Estella warns him that she has no heart, but Pip cannot help himself. "...the air of inaccessibility which her beauty and her manner gave her, tormented me in the midst of my delight." This dark side of desire or the thrill of the pursuit, is captivating to me as a reader. Pip remains hopeful despite all evidence that Estella will not reciprocate his affection for her. Haven't we all loved something at one time in our lives that we could not have? They are such a fascinating 'couple' to me.
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