Joan didion’s 1967 essay, “goodbye to all that,” recounts the author’s experiences as a young woman living in new york city. didion describes how she loved new york at first, feeling it to be a place of such great possibility and wonder that it scarcely felt real to her. later, however, didion begins to feel unsettled and depressed in new york. she comes to believe that she can no longer manage the small tasks of everyday life.

• “it is distinctly possible to remain too long at the fair.” – what does she mean by this?
• how do we know she stayed too long? use examples from the text?
• how does she feel toward ny at the end? ? how do you know? use examples from the text.
• what were the consequences of staying too long in ny to her? use examples from the text
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