"Los Angeles Notebook" Reflection Essay
On October 25, 2003, the cedar fire (cause of the Santa Ana winds) spread over 30 miles in less than 17 hours burning 5,000 acres per hour. By the time, it was over it consumed 418 miles, 2,232 homes and killed 14 people including a firefighter. It's true that things are only temporary, but the effects of the Santa Ana winds will always affect the people and the environment in such a negative and perturbable way, that along with living in the Los Angeles area as a resident you agree in accepting the consequence of the winds. The expectation of this essay is to explain how Didion's use of literary devices like the selection of detail, syntax, and imagery aid in portraying her view of the Santa Ana winds.
Selection of detail contributes greatly to emphasizing of Didion's view on the Santa Ana winds. In the passage she expresses " … doctors hear about headaches and nausea and allergies, about nervousness about depression." (line 47-48) This selection of detail is addressed to strengthen the belief of the winds having an effect on more than just the environment itself, and also …show more content…
In line 22 she announces, "...peacocks screaming in the olive trees but by the eerie absence of surf." This applies that the absence of the usual environment. The waves are everywhere else, but absent here. This indicates some significance regarding the environment and the "everyday life" of the Californians. She also mentions, "We know it because we feel it. The baby frets. The maid sulks." (line 10-11) the way that she typed this also underlined that the perception of everyone, indeed is everyone "we". It affects all of the people, in an uneasy, unmanageable way. "...foehn of Austria and Switzerland" (lines 37-39) helps the reader captivate the winds on a broader scale because it has happened all over the world, meaning that the winds have no
On October 25, 2003, the cedar fire (cause of the Santa Ana winds) spread over 30 miles in less than 17 hours burning 5,000 acres per hour. By the time, it was over it consumed 418 miles, 2,232 homes and killed 14 people including a firefighter. It's true that things are only temporary, but the effects of the Santa Ana winds will always affect the people and the environment in such a negative and perturbable way, that along with living in the Los Angeles area as a resident you agree in accepting the consequence of the winds. The expectation of this essay is to explain how Didion's use of literary devices like the selection of detail, syntax, and imagery aid in portraying her view of the Santa Ana winds.
Selection of detail contributes greatly to emphasizing of Didion's view on the Santa Ana winds. In the passage she expresses " … doctors hear about headaches and nausea and allergies, about nervousness about depression." (line 47-48) This selection of detail is addressed to strengthen the belief of the winds having an effect on more than just the environment itself, and also …show more content…
In line 22 she announces, "...peacocks screaming in the olive trees but by the eerie absence of surf." This applies that the absence of the usual environment. The waves are everywhere else, but absent here. This indicates some significance regarding the environment and the "everyday life" of the Californians. She also mentions, "We know it because we feel it. The baby frets. The maid sulks." (line 10-11) the way that she typed this also underlined that the perception of everyone, indeed is everyone "we". It affects all of the people, in an uneasy, unmanageable way. "...foehn of Austria and Switzerland" (lines 37-39) helps the reader captivate the winds on a broader scale because it has happened all over the world, meaning that the winds have no