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I want to be famous. I want to be a singer like Joan Baez.
— Jenny Curran • Forrest Gump
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker joins a wish for fame to a more specific ambition: becoming a singer like Joan Baez. Naming a model gives the broad desire a clear direction. The two short declarations make the aspiration sound direct and personal, moving from recognition to the work associated with it.
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