Resulting From a Conversation Regarding Ethan Frome

...and then I said, in reference to Wharton's tight use of figurative language limited to the world she created, "It changed my world."
Standing, I looked down at the hexagonal coffee table strewn with papers and cookies. I thought a bit.
"Isn't that by definition a very ego-centric statement?" I said. "It presupposes that my entire world is based only on my own perception. The idea that everything changes based solely on my consumption of this piece of art. It existed before me. It made its splash, affected people before me."