Part 1, Life Styles in the Golden Land: Comrade Laski, C.P.U.S.A (M.-L.) Summary and Analysis

Michael Laski is a serious young man who devotes his life to the Communist Party in Los Angeles. Didion spends some time with Michael at the Workers' International Bookstore in Watts that serves as the C.P.U.S.A. (M.-L.) headquarters in Los Angeles. Didion is interested in learning more about Michael, a young man she believes to be so filled with dread that he has chosen to live on the outside of society rather than inside, but all Michael wants to talk about is the revolution his group hopes to create. However, Michael refuses to give details of this revolution, afraid of compromising their strategies. Michael allows Didion...