Slouching Toward Bethlehem

what distinction does Didion make between a diary and a notebook? what uses does a notebook have for Didion?

Asked by ihatecomp on 23 Mar 08:38

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Answered by MHood2 on 19 Apr 13:13

In the novel, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Didion distinquishes the difference between keeping a notebook and a diary/journal. The notebook, Didion states, is for the immediate circumstance, recording a person's feelings at the time in which it is happening. A diary or journal is a recounting of details after the fact.