" 'Isn't it pretty to think so?' (pg 251)"
This quote is Jake's response to Brett saying what a good time they could have had together. His reaction really satisfies me personally because I feel he finally comes to grips with their situation. It just never worked out. It was a nice thing to think about, but Brett is much too fickle with her love to make something permanently work. I think, by the end, Jake realizes this and gives up the charade. It's kind of like the Disney princess movies. Everyone wants a fairytale like that, but it's just not realistic. Romance, whether it be literary romance or movie genre romance, can't be perfect in real life and that is likely why Brett searched for it so much. She couldn't find it perfectly and wouldn't give up trying until she felt her life was straight out of a fairytale. That is why she seemed to have a new love interest on every page and that is truly the reason both the characters end up alone.
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