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Re: Memento

"Peter T. Chattaway" wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, bigLight wrote:
> > If his report of his condition is accurate, then theoretically, he
> > shouldn't even know his wife is dead . . .
> 
> You mean, if Lenny's hippocampus isn't working?  Correct.  But remember,

Not necessarily - as he says, the last thing he recalls is his wife
dying.  IE, he saw the image of his (what he presumed, at any rate) dead
wife before the hippocampus stopped working.

Which makes for another interesting thought - if this were true, it
would be entirely logical for Lenny to think that his wife had died in
the attack even if it turned out that she recovered, as his last memory
was that of her dead.

> Lenny believes that Sammy's condition was psychological, not physical.
> Likewise, the problem may not be Lenny's hippocampus, but something else.

Hm, I hadn't thought of that - perhaps the whole condition is simply a
reaction to his wife's death (or even just the attack)?  Not sure if I'd
buy into that, but it's a thought nonetheless.

Troy
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