During our interpretation work on the Confession Letter, we observed that the letter clearly had a structure and pattern, and that changing techniques have been applied by its author.
For pragmatic reasons and for the purpose of better illustration, we split the letter in logical episodes and added our particular observations and comments underneath.
PART I (INTRODUCTION)
SHE WAS YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
BUT NOW SHE IS BATTERED AND DEAD.
SHE IS NOT THE FIRST
AND SHE WILL NOT BE THE LAST.
I LAY AWAKE
NIGHTS
THINKING ABOUT MY NEXT VICTIM.
MAYBE SHE WILL BE THE BEAUTIFUL BLOND
THAT BABYSITS NEAR THE LITTLE STORE AND
WALKS DOWN THE DARK ALLEY EACH EVENING
ABOUT SEVEN.
OR MAYBE SHE WILL BE THE SHAPELY BROWNETT
THAT SAID NO
WHEN I ASKED HER FOR A DATE
IN HIGH SCHOOL.
BUT MAYBE IT WILL NOT BE EITHER.
BUT I SHALL CUT OFF HER FEMALE PARTS
AND DEPOSIT THEM FOR THE WHOLE CITY TO SEE.
SO DON'T MAKE IT TO EASY FOR ME.
KEEP YOUR SISTERS, DAUGHTERS, AND WIVES OFF THE STREETS AND ALLEYS.
MISS BATES WAS STUPID.
(AND I WAS SO INTELLIGENT)
SHE DID NOT PUT UP A STRUGGLE.
BUT I DID (PUT UP A STRUGGLE).
IT WAS A BALL.
Very obviously, the author used a bipolar structure to oppose contrasting conditions:
young and beautiful – battered and dead
not the first – not the last
blond – brunette
laying awake – at sleeping time
very private – publically exposed
The structure creates the impression that the author is figuratively standing at the middle axis of the contrasting poles, pointing with his statements into both directions, drawing his conclusions.