Memory

Memory Essay

"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
 The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
 Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
 Each prayer accepted, and each wish resigned."

                        -Alexander Pope

"Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders."

                                                                        -Friedrich Nietzsche

DIRECTIONS: Choose one of the two above quotations that Mary uses in the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.  In 200 words or more,

·         explain what the quotation means.

·         Then, write if you agree or disagree with it. 

·         Use examples from the movie (was this quotation true for Joel and Clementine or Mary, Dr. Howard, and Stan or Patrick and Clementine?)

·         as well as from your own life/observations to back up your point. 

·         You should also consider how and when (specifics are good) memory can help us and hurt us in your essay.

·         Lastly, discuss some strategies you can use if you need to remember something (examples are good here).