Many books and movies end with a wedding and an assumption that happily-ever-after just “happens.” However, in most cases, the real adventure begins after “I do.” Because our literature and films usually depict the dating and courtship side of romance, oftentimes we don’t know how the adventure of marriage should play out.
Fortunately, many works of literature examine the realities of married life: its unparalleled joys and its unparalleled sorrows. Great works of literature depict and distill aspects of human life, such as marriage, so that we learn about them without the oft-painful process of personal experience.
