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I grew up in Ohio. I moved west the year I turned 30. I always felt like the West never made sense to me. Through his words, I feel like I got some understandin
by cwdegidio 3y ago
I grew up in Ohio. I moved west the year I turned 30. I always felt like the West never made sense to me. Through his words, I feel like I got some understanding. Fantastic writer and a definite loss to American prose.
- jebarker 3y agoWhat aspects of the West didn't make sense to you?
- cwdegidio 3y agoJust my experience with living in Texas, there is a major individual independence vein that runs through a lot of folks here. In NE Ohio, sure... there were those that didn't follow the norms, but for the most part attitudes were very collective. Texas? Don't tell them what they can do with their land. Don't tell them they need to ditch their truck. Not saying it was a 1:1 illustration in his novels, but it did give me a better insight into how folks west of Austin 'tick'.
- rgrieselhuber 3y agoGrowing up in Ohio as well, I was fortunate to encounter in high school Ursula Le Guin's short story "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight" which helped me feel like I understood it better. After spending more time in the West and Southwest, those feelings were confirmed.