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Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream
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Characterization
Lucille Maxwell Miller
- Her husband is dead and she is hysterical
- She's being held for first degree murder
- She is a beautiful, young woman
- The scandals and her reputation as a manipulator
- Confusion is created by contrasting characteristics and leaves the reader with doubt
Literary Techniques
The Order of the Recollections
- Joan Didion's
- Lucille Miller's
- The Detectives'
- The Sheriff's Office
- Characterization
- The order of the recollections
- The presentation of information/proof
Thesis
Joan Didion expresses her opinion on the Penal System in society and how its verdicts in criminal cases are more dependent upon the opinions of the jury rather than hard facts and evidence.
Final Statements
The Presentation of Information
"A trial always comes down to a matter of sympathy," -Edward Foley; Lucille Miller's attorney
- Didion
-It was a tragic accident
- Lucille
-Fact heavy, like a news report
- The Detectives
-Physical inconsistencies
- The Sheriff's Office
-Lucille is guilty of murder
Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream
By Taylor Tomlinson-Massengale
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