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Lately, I can’t even look at my mother without wanting to stab her repeatedly.
— Angela ‧ My So-Called Life
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker describes an intense violent urge triggered by seeing their mother. Repeated stabbing makes the language especially severe, expressing hostility far beyond ordinary irritation. The isolated words do not establish whether this is hyperbole or a literal intention, so the surrounding scene matters.
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