The first memory I can recall, or at least the first one I wish to recall, occurred when I was about two years old. I see my reflection staring back at me. I don’t know when the event happened. I think it may have been Halloween. I’m wearing all white, and I have a white hat on my head. It looks like I’m dressed … Read More Memories of Years Past
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. It’s the manifestation of an idealized past that never truly existed. I think about nostalgia a lot, whether it’s the Johnny’s pizza or Whataburger I always want to get when I head back to Louisiana or the “carefree” days of riding my bike to the mall to spend money at the arcade. No matter what the nostalgia, … Read More Nostalgia is a Hell of a Drug
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Nostalgia powerfully pulls at us, especially as we get older. Deriving from the Greek words nóstos (homecoming) and álgos (pain), nostalgia relates to a longing for the familiar that has passed away. However, the authenticity of that past is not reality. It exists as a mental construction, one that plays up the feelings of youth and innocence while hiding the realities of the past. This … Read More The Unattainable Past in Criminal: The Last of the Innocent
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