Through her collection of essays, Slouching Toward Bethlehem, Joan Didion expressed her unique perspective of American culture during the 1960’s. Her unique point of view is characterized by the fact that she is a woman who is in her mid-thirties. Her background creates a lack of a connection between her and the new generation. Didion depicts this influential time in American history as someone who looks down upon the new generation’s culture, actions, morals, and ways of life. In Didion’s most famous work, Slouching Toward Bethlehem, she expressed her experiences during her duration in California. After experiencing and acclimating to the new environment, she developed an unfavorable perception of the younger generation. She became