each memory recalled must do some violence to its origins. As in a party game. Say the word and pass it on. So be sparing. What you alter in the remembering has yet a reality, known or not.
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In Cormac McCarthy's "The Road," the act of recalling memories is likened to a party game, where each participant alters the original content as they pass it along. This analogy suggests that memories can become distorted over time, and each retelling introduces a degree of violence to the original event. The fragility of memory is highlighted, emphasizing that what we remember is often modified from its true form.
McCarthy urges readers...
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