I write, she wrote, that the memory is fragile and the course of a life is very short and everything happens so quickly, that we cannot see the relationship between the events, we cannot measure the consequences of the actions, we believe in the fiction of the time, in the present, in the past, in the future, but it may also be that everything happens simultaneously ...
In Isabel Allende's "The House of the Spirits," the fragility of memory and the brief nature of life are central themes. The narrative conveys that events unfold rapidly, often beyond our understanding. As individuals, we struggle to perceive how our actions interconnect and influence one another, which highlights the complexity of human experience.
Allende's reflection on time raises profound questions about the nature of existence. While we compartmentalize our lives into...
