Role of Memory in The Sense of an Ending
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The document summarizes key themes around memory and understanding from the novel "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes. 1) It discusses how the main character Tony Webster was unable to understand comments made by Veronica in the past due to the imperfect nature of memory over time. 2) It quotes Barnes comparing memory to an airplane black box, where clear details are only recorded if something goes wrong, otherwise the memory becomes vague. 3) History is produced at the intersection of imperfect memory and incomplete documentation. 4) Several questions are raised in the novel that are left unanswered for readers to interpret themselves.
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