The Seacoast of Despair
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The Seacoast of Despair is an essay by Joan Didion that reflects her characteristically stark, introspective examination of place, disillusionment, and the emotional landscape of contemporary American life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Seacoast of Despair canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Joan Didion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Joan Didion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | sense of despair in modern life ⓘ |
| explores |
disconnection in American culture
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inner emotional states ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
psychological effects of environment
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relationship between individual and place ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
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personal essay ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialSignature |
characteristically Didion-esque detachment
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precise observational detail ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative voice ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
contemporary American life
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geographical and emotional seacoast as metaphor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Journalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
introspective
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stark prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
contemporary American society
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disillusionment ⓘ emotional landscape of American life ⓘ place ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor |
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
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The White Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
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reflective ⓘ |
| usesDevice | metaphor of landscape for emotional state ⓘ |
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