A person's life consists of a collection of events, the last of which could also change the meaning of the whole, not because it counts more than the previous onesbut because once they are included in a life, events are arranged in an order that is not chronological but, rather, corresponds to an inner architecture.
In Italo Calvino's "Mr. Palomar," the author explores the idea that our lives are shaped by the events we experience, arranged not simply by their occurrence in time but by a deeper personal significance. Each event contributes to the overall narrative of a person's life, and the last event can dramatically alter the interpretation of all previous experiences. This perspective emphasizes how meaning is constructed on an inner narrative rather than...