Visions of Los Angeles in Four Texts
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The very complexity of Los Angeles as a geographic entity, a unique social, cultural and political unit, and a locus of identity makes "definition" all but impossible. Four collections of commentaries, some fictional and some drawn from interviews and observations made in real time about contemporary events, provide insight into how a vision of the city and surrounding area can be constructed that captures its many essences. Alan Rifkin (2003), in a story titled "The Honor System," articulates a vision of interpersonal relationship in Los Angeles that are made more complex by the transient nature of the community. In Rifkin's (2003) story, a man and woman, meet, are attracted to each other, enter a relationship, and then become cautious and careful about allowing intimacy to emerge. Like Los Angeles itself, this couple is struggling to determine what is real and what is "Hollywood." Thus, one vision of Los Angeles focuses on the difficulty in a place devoted to make-believe of determining what is and is not "real." Anna Deveare Smith (2004), in her series of interviews of people who were affected by the
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Approximate Word count = 756
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page)
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