these journals have served only to paint sylvia as an extremely ungrateful person, and unfortunately i've gained no insight or found any knowledge to superimpose onto my own life (other than observe how childish and unappreciative one of your favorite authors realistically is)
The problem lies in your expectation that these diaries should be “useful” to you in any way, let alone as a 1:1 guide for your own life.
I would argue though that you did gain some knowledge - that the private diaries of one of an author who was famously depressed and committed suicide require some adjustment from how you would approach their other writing.
The problem lies in your expectation that these diaries should be “useful” to you in any way, let alone as a 1:1 guide for your own life.
I would argue though that you did gain some knowledge - that the private diaries of one of an author who was famously depressed and committed suicide require some adjustment from how you would approach their other writing.