What was the fascination of the beach

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"What was the fascination of the beach? Why did people like the beach? Didn't they have anything better to do? What chicken-brained f----rs they were." -Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye (1982) Exercise: For five points, please read Bukowski's "Beach Trip" (PLA pgs. 112 ) and explain an Exordium (hook) and Narratio (the background context/setting) that would preface an argument. Consider the quote above as one that embodies Bukowski's take on Southern California's beach culture and our propensity to obsess on appearance over substance.

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