8th November 2024

Reply To: “The Lost Mariner” (Year 1, Gr. 1)

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I think that Luis Buñuel’s quote has some truth to it when you look at Jimmie’s case. His story sounds tragic and the fact that his condition “took away” years of his life from him in itself is something very saddening. What’s even more concerning is the fact that on top of not being able to recall his life after 1945, he was also not able to remember things that happened even seconds earlier. It sounds as if every day of his life was a completely separte experience from the rest of it. Not being able to recognize the hospital stuff or the place you’re currnetly in and having people tell you that the last memory you have is from many, many years ago must have been scary. Still, I really like how the essay ended on a more positive note. Jimmie might have never gotten back all the things he lost but humanlly and spirutually he found himself and proved that there’s more to life and experiencing it than just memory.