Discussion Forum #3 Joan Didion's "Going Home" After you complete the reading assignment, please respond to at least one question on each of the essays. Feel free to respond to more questions, if you'd like, individually or together in essay form (a couple of paragraphs).
3. a) Joan Didion speaks of herself at home as "paralyzed by the neurotic lassitude engendered by meeting one's past at every turn" (paragraph 3). What about the essay helps explain these feelings?
b) Consider the metaphors Didion uses to describe the relationship she has with her family (for example, "guerrilla warfare" in paragraph 3), and the body language she uses to describe interactions with family members (for example, "My mother shrugs" in paragraph 4). Based on your analysis of Didion's use of language, how would you characterize her family relationships?
c) In paragraph 6 Didion says she would like to give her daughter "home for her birthday, but we live differently now." In an essay, explain whether or not you think parents today can give their children "home." Include examples to support your argument.