Post by reluedders on Jul 13, 2024 14:24:11 GMT
I'm sorry I'm posting early, but I will be at the bottom of the Grand Canyon when this is all due.
On page 83, after Maria has gotten her abortion, I noted a part where she felt like a huge weight had been lifted off and she was "happy." I didn't see many instances of this throughout the novel, which is maybe why it stood out.
Didion says: "He gave her one envelope of tetracycline capsules and another of ergot tablets and by six o'clock of that hot October afternoon she was out of the bedroom in Encino and back in the car with the man in the white duck pants. The late sound seemed warm and benevolent on her skin and everything she saw looked beautiful, the summer pulse of life itself Mande manifest. As she backed out of the driveway she smiled radiantly at her companion."
This is written so perfectly as a description of how someone feels when a problem that had been weighing on them feels. It's not directly saying her feelings, but as I tell my students all the time- through what the character is DOING we get how they are FEELING. I love this.
On page 83, after Maria has gotten her abortion, I noted a part where she felt like a huge weight had been lifted off and she was "happy." I didn't see many instances of this throughout the novel, which is maybe why it stood out.
Didion says: "He gave her one envelope of tetracycline capsules and another of ergot tablets and by six o'clock of that hot October afternoon she was out of the bedroom in Encino and back in the car with the man in the white duck pants. The late sound seemed warm and benevolent on her skin and everything she saw looked beautiful, the summer pulse of life itself Mande manifest. As she backed out of the driveway she smiled radiantly at her companion."
This is written so perfectly as a description of how someone feels when a problem that had been weighing on them feels. It's not directly saying her feelings, but as I tell my students all the time- through what the character is DOING we get how they are FEELING. I love this.
