I'm not really sure what reference to self is associated with textuality and identity other than the reader of a text and their understanding or interpretation of the text. To elaborate even further there is a connection that a reader gains within the text commonly referred to as the subtext. For example in the Poisonwood Bible the first time I read it I was simply reading the text and I never found the subtext. It was just a story about a family from the south who moved to Africa to preach Christianity to the inhabitants. The second time I read the Poisonwood Bible, I looked at individual characters using a feminist lens. In doing this, I was able to identify characteristics I've seen in different women throughout my life, thus allowing for a personal connection with the text.
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