What does Didion notice about Linda Kasabian? What does this tell the reader about Didion?
Write short answers to the following questions about this week’s reading, “The White Album.”
1. How would you describe the style of this essay? Share 3 striking sentences that demonstrate this style.
2. What can you tell about Joan Didion from what is on the page? (This means, without doing additional research on her — limit your assessment to what can be inferred from the essay.)
3. What does Didion notice about Linda Kasabian? What does this tell the reader about Didion?
4. The essay switches between Didion’s interviews with Kasabian to other things going on in culture at the time. Was this hard to follow? Did you need to google any events she mentioned?
