"Yes. You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget." (McCarthy, 12). This was my favourite quote because I could actually connect with what the character, The Man, was saying. In their world full of death and destruction, there's not many positives to take away from everyday life. Having to care for his son all by himself while having to risk life and limb for his own survival as well could easily take away all of the good memories of the past. There have been a few flashback memories for The Man, but they are not memories that serve as a moral boost. They are of just before or just after the unknown disaster, and his wife leaves him to take care of his son alone. Her fate is unknown to him, however that is all he seems to remember; only the years that have followed in darkness shroud his fond memories one would wish to take with them for eternity.
As previously stated, I am able to connect with this quote. There are some memories I would love to have kept, but unfortunately it seems that over the years, the ones I would love to forget are the ones I remember instead.
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