English Assignment

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Memento  is a story that focuses on Leonard, a man who struggling to track down his wife’s killer because he suffers from a rare case of memory loss, which makes it hard for him to play detective.  Anterograde Amnesia is caused by trauma to the brain resulting in memory loss (Anterograde Amnesia). Some of the difficulties a person with severe anterograde amnesia has to deal with are capture more honestly in this Nolan film then in most, but still lacks in full scope of the disease. After watching this film, I wondered how accurate is Hollywood’s portrayal of amnesia verses actual amnesia? And how much is your identity affected by it? An article from the British Medical Journal states, “In the real world, most profound amnesic synonyms have a clear neurological or psychiatric basis. True dissociative amnesia or fugue states are rare, but people with such conditions are able to learn new information and perform every day.” (Amnesic synonyms) Does Nolan’s movie break the Hollywood stereotype of this condition, or are there hints of it throughout this movie? This essay will debunk all the Hollywood misconception of what is viewed as amnesia, answer; what is anterograde amnesia? What are its symptoms? Whom does it affect? I think Memento could be considered an actuate glimpse into the world of a condition. Although, all the symptoms of this disease are not tackles in this film, the ones that are portrayed truthfully. Based on several popular and scholarly sources, I will argue that Christopher Nolan’s doesn't accurately depicts the symptoms of Anterograde Amnesia in his film.

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