Characters
We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!
— Wayne, Garth • Wayne's World
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker repeatedly declares a group unworthy, using we to include others in the claim. The emphatic repetition makes the humility sound theatrical and exaggerated. It can express awed admiration through self-belittlement, presenting those speaking as far below whatever standard they are responding to.
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