Joan Didion After Life Analysis

Hi, Shirin! Just the first sentence alone was enough to catch my attention: “I first read [the] piece after…my [father’s passing] and I couldn’t get enough.” First, I want to start my response to your first discussion board posting for Module Eight by giving my most genuine, heartfelt, and sincere condolences to you on your father’s death. I’m no stranger to loss, and grieving is never easy—I’ve dealt with several losses in my lifetime, the most painful loss being my Grandma’s passing in 2007. I hope you will not have to suffer seeing another family member leave the Earth anytime soon, and I hope you have been able to find peace and solace in knowing whatever troubles he suffered are over.
Your second paragraph is one I find intriguing since it explains how elements which might under normal circumstances repel people from wanting to read a story actually propel you to greater appreciation levels for the piece: “What …show more content…
One among the esteemed journalists and writers who emerged from the developing New Journalistic news writing style, Joan Didion earned fame in circles filled with intellectuals thanks to the perceptive, penetrating, and poignant commentaries she crafted on cultural rebellions and political conditions in America. Her news writing style was a first in the journalism world and helped the woman to stand out among peers who adhered to established traditions. Didion made it a point to simplify her prose and stress its rigor and formality—whether topics having to do with complicated politics and social concerns are getting addressed—juxtaposing stories and images seeming on the surface to have no relation with one