In the early 1970s, when the book was written, the hippie subculture was burgeoning onto the national scene in a very big way. The time period in which our story takes place is as much a character as Alice is (especially since she's such a flat character). This is the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius If, however, you're thinking about how the authors specifically said some details and names were left out to protect the identity of Alice, and as such, are feeling skeptical of our claim, consider this: While it's possible the editors deemed those specific (hippie dippy) locations as big enough to leave her anonymity intact, we think it's just too convenient to be true. San Francisco was a well-known hippie mecca, and how else can the authors warn you away from the insidious dangers of the place if they don't mention it by name? Got to call those enemies out. In fact, you won't find casual references to a location unless it is a crucial part of the author's intended story, like how Alice specifically runs away to San Francisco. The fact that Alice's family has to move across the country for her father's job is a major turning point for Alice-so don't you think she would mention from where/to where they have to go? Alas, she does not. Have you ever kept a journal? We'd bet a decent pile of dough that you mention landmarks or town names somewhere in there as a regular part of the narrative. Unfortunately, this is also one of the "tells" that prove the diary is inauthentic. The authors practically bend over backward trying to make Alice relatable to every teen that might get their hands on the book, and the way they do this is by keeping her generic (be sure to read up on Alice over in the "Characters" section for more on this). The setting of Alice's diary is purposefully vague. OL264729W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 92.86 Pages 200 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1417734744 Urn:lcp:goaskalice00sparrich:epub:d97b5282-d98d-4739-99bc-96a266696004 Extramarc Notre Dame Catalog Foldoutcount 0 Identifier goaskalice00sparrich Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t0zp4ht0v Isbn 0380005239Ĩ2006664 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition Newcollege Edition Reprinted External-identifier Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:45:37 Boxid IA101505 Boxid_2 CH120120908-BL1 Camera Canon 5D City New York Donor
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