It’s a writer’s tool to pull you into the story and form an emotional attachment to the writers position. J school 191 stuff.
I agree about the J-school, and it still pi$$es me off. I hate cheap devices. Oh yeah, gives me an emotion but I don’t think it’s the one she had in mind.
We’ve heard from this woman for years - in her case it’s characteristic liberal egocentrism.
She repeatedly retails the rape story to establish her personal narrative of victimhood and claim to moral superiority.
This seems to be true for many lefty writers ... they know the power points, but utilize them for evil and un-American ways.