In her song 'Both Sides, Now', Joni Mitchell shares her experience of both the illusion and reality of love. The song starts off as a meditation on clouds and the positive feel-good illusion they create, much like Jamal and Gatsby's outlook on life. ... At the time of writing the song, Mitchell's personal life was in a state of flux. ... " Not only were Mitchell's delusional ideas of love in direct alignment with those of Jamal and Gatsby, they were also a product of the era she wrote the song in. ...

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