Jonathan Nolan’s story “Memento Mori” is about a man who suffers with short-term memory loss, forever stuck in the moment just before his wife’s murder, destined to live the present in 10 minute cycles. Time is the overall message of the story. The author dissects the fundamental meaning of life and death for the main character without his ability to make new memories. The breakdown of this idea begins as the story opens with a dialogue from one character presumably to another on the subject of forgetting. The narrator refers to the character as “you” and reminds him that his wife is dead, and the photograph on his door tells that he was there. The narrator states, “She’s gone, gone for good, and you must be hurting right now, hearing the news. Believe me, I know how you feel. You’re probably a wreck. But give it five minutes, maybe ten…
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Por que, sem o axioma da escolha, não é possível ordenar os números reais de forma a que cada um deles tenha um sucessor ou consecutivo ?
