Iphupho laseMelika eligetshengwayo laphenduka iphupho. Selokhu kwachazwa ukuthi lelo phupho laliyini, elavela okokuqala ngqa ngo-1931 emlonyeni kaJames Truslow Adams futhi owanikeza ukuchuma okuchasisayo emandleni nasekusebenzeni kuphela, ngaphandle kwezinye izimo, iqiniso beliphethe ukuguqula umqondo isiqubulo orwellian.
Okungenani ezimweni eziningi lapho ukuchuma kungazange kufike khona futhi wonke umuntu wayephikelela egcina ukubonakala ukuthi ukuchuma kwakumane kuyinhlanhla yokugcina.
Le noveli isibuyisela emuva ku-1959. Sihlala endlini yombhangqwana oshadile owakhiwe ngu-Everett McClellan kanye no-Lily kanye nesithombe sokugcina njenge-echo ngaphambi kokuthula okuphelele okudlulela endaweni yokuhlala yezindlu eziphindaphindiwe nempilo elinganayo.
Ngoba ngale kweqiniso elibi, elisebenza njengezaba ze-flashback echaza yonke into, isibhamu ngokwaso noma kunalokho i-trigger inwetshwa kumbono ojwayelekile waleso sigaba esiphakathi esinqunyelwe ukuphumelela ukuthuthela ekunqobeni okusha komphakathi, ukugijimela kwegolide lokho. iyaqhubeka phakathi komakhelwane be-mimetic townhouse.
Ukukhungatheka kwaseMelika njengenhlekelele enkulu kunazo zonke, wonke umuntu waqiniseka futhi wacishe wathunjwa umbono wokuthi ngaphandle kokuchuma cishe akukho ukuzazi. Futhi ngaphandle kokuba noma ubani, ukuphila kuba yilokho okuhle okudabukisayo, ngisho nangokwengeziwe uma wenze umzamo omkhulu wokubalekela kuleso sigaba esiphakathi esizama ukukhuphuka udonga lapho isiqubulo sifundeka ngezinhlamvu ezinkulu "iphupho laseMelika ngakolunye uhlangothi."
Umbono, indawo kanye nesikhathi umbhali waso UJoan Didion wazi okuningi. Yena ngokwakhe wakhulela kuleso sizinda saseCalifornia samaphupho aqhakazile njengezimanga ngaphansi kwelanga elishisayo.
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