As I recall this I realize how open we are to the persistent message that we can avert death. And to its punitive correlative, the message that if death catches us we have only ourselves to blame. Only
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In Joan Didion's "The Year of Magical Thinking," the author reflects on the pervasive belief that individuals can control death or avoid it altogether. This notion instills a sense of hope but also suggests blame if one fails to escape mortality. Didion’s musings reveal how society often promotes the idea that we hold the power over our own destinies regarding life and death.
This perspective creates a burden on individuals, making...
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