Reading Journal- Didion

1. The whole essay gives me this warm cozy feel. I'm not exactly sure why. The way the Didion describes how she takes notes of every moment that she comes across, is amazing. Didon jots down absolutely everything. "But our notebooks give us away, for however dutifully we record what we see around us, the common denominator of all we see is always, transparently, shamelessly, the implacable “I.”' (Didion 9). To write down something in a notebook and then later on go back and read it in reminisce on it would give me a tingling feeling, just to know the exact moment that you are describing in that exact not. Didion's essay makes me feel as if I should start writing down everything that goes on through out my day and how it exactly may have happened.

2. The section that contributed an emotional connection for me had to be when she explained about her mother giving her her first tablet. When your parents give you and item that contributes to something you love it means the world to you and you will always remember that special item. No matter how big or small, you will always remember it. Maybe it means so much to me because of the relationship that I have with my mom. She is literally my best friend.

3. When Didion ask the questions in her essay I feels like they make the essay stronger because the reader can answer it based off of their emotions. The way she was feeling when she was writing this may not be the same way someone is feeling while reading it. So there leaves plenty of more for imagination and thoughts.