Human memory, unlike stored data, often fades with time and is not as clear and detailed as what really happened. Yet, memories to a certain extent are more vivid for they not only contain facts but also emotion and certain connections with other memories, and all as a collective, make up an individual’s characteristic. Most importantly, an individual has the power to select memories that he or she wants to remember or forget, as well as the emotion and other characteristics associated with that memory. Katherine Anne Porter, who has experienced the influenza herself, has used the emotions of characters in “Pale Horse, Pale Rider” to better describe society’s memories of the influenza and World War I as a collective. Humans’ memory does not only contain historical facts but also emotions that are associated with that memory. “Pale Horse, Pale Rider” was told in a very blurry manner with Miranda drifting in and out of consciousness which is a better resemblance of human memory ab
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