Fantasy and Illusion

Living in a fantasy is a theme which many writers of novels, songs, movies etc. use. Holden Caulfield, Neil Young's song "Sugar Mountain", Jay Gatsby, all exhibit a form of fantasy. Holden doesn't want to let go of his childhood and refuses to acknowledge he's growing up. In "Sugar Mountain" Neil Young describes what it's like to be young and the feeling you get when you realize your childhood is gone. Jay Gatsby, from The Great Gatsby, has a dream to be with someone which can never happen. All of them live in some sort of fantasy.
Holden Caulfield does not want to accept the fact that he'…