Christopher explains how he goes back and reviews his memories. He rewinds his brain to a certain point and can replay the memory like a video.
“My memory is like a film. That is why I am really good at remembering things, like the conversations I have written down in this book, and what people are wearing, and what they smelled like, because my memory has a smelltrack which is like a soundtrack” (pg 76).
This passage highlights Christopher’s mind. It also gives credit to the stories and events in the novel. Because Christopher has this sort of memory and the fact that he doesn’t lie (except white lies) he is a reliable character. The reader knows that everything he recounts is the truth that Christopher sees however he is unable to read other people therefore he is unable to tell when others are lying to him.
“My memory is like a film. That is why I am really good at remembering things, like the conversations I have written down in this book, and what people are wearing, and what they smelled like, because my memory has a smelltrack which is like a soundtrack” (pg 76).
This passage highlights Christopher’s mind. It also gives credit to the stories and events in the novel. Because Christopher has this sort of memory and the fact that he doesn’t lie (except white lies) he is a reliable character. The reader knows that everything he recounts is the truth that Christopher sees however he is unable to read other people therefore he is unable to tell when others are lying to him.