Twy An Unreliable Narrator Analysis

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I can see how you thought that Twyla was an unreliable narrator, because she was second guessing what really happened. Roberta tried to change her memories of the past and she wanted Twyla to feel like a bad person when she had done nothing wrong. I agree with how you said that Twyla was overthinking the situation. I think that you found a good connection to your life and I can also relate to it in my own

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