has there ever been an example in any genre of literature, where a male protagonist falls so deeply in love with an unobtainable female that he obsesses over her and starts to "see" her personality and traits in other women?
i don't know if this particular trope has a name, but i'm just trying to articulate an idea i've been thinking of to just see if it's been done before.
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>malkovich!
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The Collector