I designed this book as a means of bringing Joan Didion’s Why I Write to life, as well as to juxtapose it with George Orwell’s essay of the same name. I aimed to illustrate both writers' voices and prose. George Orwell’s piece is introduced in a more rigid manner to reflect the structured nature of his piece, while I allow Didion’s portion to feel more fluid, reflecting the stream-of-consciousness nature of her piece.
Why I Write
Fall 2018
Featuring Joan Didion's Why I Write (1976) and George Orwell's Why I Write (1946)
Fall 2018
Featuring Joan Didion's Why I Write (1976) and George Orwell's Why I Write (1946)
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