To my nine year old self Flashcards
(8 cards)
Title
Structure
You must forgive me
Distinguishes the difference between her past and present self
‘We could be friends’ ‘We have nothing in common beyond a few shared years’
We repetition = constantly caught in the past and how she is the product of the child she once was
Could: conditional - aware of the distance between them
She has changed and has dissociated from the child she was - a few shared years = lifetime for the child’
I have spoiled this body we once shared
Used to be carefr
‘That dream we had’ ‘fresh as the white paper to write it on’
White = purity and innocence
Blank state full of potential
Link to John Locke theory that all children gain identity through their experiences