Surrealism In Joan Didion's Santa Ana Winds

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A multitudinous amount of mind perplexing situations occur within our detrimental society, quotidianly. It enkindles feelings of incertitude and ignorance to mentally consume the individuals inclined to discover the truth of these quandaries. Throughout modern time, though, a majority of people frequently place reliance upon science to uncover the truth behind certain mystifying circumstances. But, there are times when logic fails to thoroughly obtain the answers which we seek to acquire, leaving the curious to aimlessly incessantly search for an answer that is non-existent or that can’t be conventionally explained. Especially when regarding unfathomable issues surrounding nature. That is when science and surrealism enter confliction, leaving people to either to establish a basic understanding of the issue based upon science or surrealism.

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