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I wish this story were different. I wish it were more civilized. I wish itshowed me in a better light, if not happier, then at least more active, lesshesitant, less distracted by trivia. I wish it had more shape. I wish it wereabout love, or about sudden realizations important to one's life, or even aboutsunsets, birds, rainstorms, or snow.
Anaphora of "I wish", kind of like asking a genie for three wishes, a childlike wonder. Her constant reflection on what happens in her life shows her control over the retelling of what is being told us in the story -- shows her power as the narrator.
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I tell,therefore you are
Reference to Descartes : I think therefore I am. Shows her power as a narrator, as a creator, as a reconstructor. She created her audience, which represents her power
This is a intertextual reference.
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