This is literary device is clearly demonstrated in the play "The Glass Menagerie- by Tennessee Williams. ... In a room lit by candle light and the sound of music, Jim, the gentlemen caller and Laura stand together while Laura enlightens Jim about her glass menagerie; "LAURA: I shouldn't be partial, but he is my favorite one. ... He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion."" ... Like the coffin trick, a magician gives you wonderful but false sense of reality. ...

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