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The three perspectives of an analysis, that of the patient, the analyst, and the theory (represented by the supervisor) are discussed in light of a structuralist interpretation of the concept of identity in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Purloined Letter'. Emphasis is placed on the particular blindness and insight inherent in each perspective.