Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Memory
I think that people definitely remember things differently! For me, I remember words better than images. However when I recall memories I often see pictures so thats the opposite of how I memorize things. I once heard that if you repeat something 10 times, you will remember it. I utilize this a lot when I need to memorize lines and stuff so that is also how i remember things. I think its important to understand how memories and recollection happen in novels, especially because of the stream of conciousness techniques, employed by Faulkner as well as many other authors.
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I could make some long irish monolouge comment on your blog but I forgot it. My memory is worse then an elephant. Or is it the other way around?
ReplyDeleteMemories definitely work different for each individual. Like I know what you mean, memorizing one way, but then remembering it in another way. On your topic of the repeat 10 times thing, you also need to repeat something 64 (ish) times correctly if you did it wrong in the first place. I agree that the actual story could be way different than the way the characters in the novel portray it though.
ReplyDeleteMemories are very confusing, we often remember things differently, and what we do remember can often be foggy. It all is about the individual and how their brain works, but while they are confusing just think if you had no memory O.o
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