Joan Didion~ Slouching Towards Bethlehem

I enjoyed reading Joan Didion’s, Slouching Towards Bethlehem. In her writings, she focused on California as the center, mainly the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco as the hub of cultural diversity.  Her writing style was unique and spirited.  Just as the title depicts, there is a loss of energy towards faith, rejuvenation, and beliefs. She loses herself within the community by encountering different cultures and using drugs. She emphasizes how she and others were not taught the rules of the game and how her generation became lost and disconnected becoming the victims of society during the 60’s. I feel that Didion empowered women and the feminist community by being proud of themselves and from the experiences that they have lived.