Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Part III

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In?the?opening?paragraph?to?”Notes?from?a?Native?Daughter”?(in?Part?III)?Joan?Didion?writes,?”It?is?very?easy?to
sit?at?the?bar?in,?say,?La?Scala?in?Beverly?Hills,?or?Ernie’s?in?San?Francisco,?and?to?share?in?the?pervasive?delusion
that?California?is?only?five?hours?from?New?York?by?air.?The?truth?is?that?La?Scala?and?Ernie’s?are?only?five?hours
from?New?York?by?air.?California?is?somewhere?else.”
In?this?this?third?Reading?Response?I’d?like?you?to?reflect?on?Didion’s?statement?by?doing?a?couple?of?things.
First,?explain?at?least?one?way?in?which?California?is?unique,?or?different?from?other?places,?according?to?Didion.
Support?your?explanation?with?specific?examples?from?the?book?(cite?at?least?two?different?chapters?from?any
part?of?the?book).?Next,?describe?how?your?own?experiences?of?California?compare?to?Didion’s.?How?are?they
similar?or?different?

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In the opening paragraph to ”Notes from a Native Daughter” (in Part III) Joan Didion writes, ”It is very easy to
sit at the bar in, say, La Scala in Beverly Hills, or Ernie’s in San Francisco, and to share in the pervasive delusion
that California is only five hours from New York by air. The truth is that La Scala and Ernie’s are only five hours
from New York by air. California is somewhere else.”
In this this third Reading Response I’d like you to reflect on Didion’s statement by doing a couple of things.
First, explain at least one way in which California is unique, or different from other places, according to Didion.
Support your explanation with specific examples from the book (cite at least two different chapters from any
part of the book). Next, describe how your own experiences of California compare to Didion’s. How are they
similar or different

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Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Part III