Analysis on "On Keeping a Notebook"
Joan Didion's tone in her essay "On Keeping a Notebook," is explanatory and a little sarcastic. She wasn't so much explaining how to keep a notebook as she was explaining why she kept hers the way she did; which made the reader interested in reading it. Didion's sarcasm comes from her explanation.
Joan Didion's diction in her essay was informal and abstract. "Since the note is in my notebook, it presumably has some meaning to me," (pg. 79) "In fact I have abandoned altogether that kind of pointless entry;" (pg.81) and "… and I suppose keeping in touch is hat notebooks are about." (pg. 85), are all informal quotes. The first quote has a sarcastic tone to it because she was the word "presumably", but it was also informal. The second and third quotes display an informal use of diction because they mention her notebook to an audience who isn't reading to learn a lesson. "(Waiting on a train? Missing one? 1960? 1961? Why Wilmington?)" (pg.......

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Title: On Keepin A Notebook
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