THE DEATH OF MEMORY

Abstract

Memories, in the form of stories, books, photographs, artifacts, and other such forms, are passed down to younger generations, if they are passed on at all. However, the listener does not experience these events and moments as someone who took part in them, but rather as an outside observer privy to a select amount of private information. The stories and memories recounted thus lose some of their meaning and significance. The greater the generation gap between the experiencer and the listener, the weaker the impact.