Memento Mori: Central Idea

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leaving the readers not certain of if the man he killed was really his wife's killer or how he got out the institution and ended up in several different places. The central idea is that memory is the key component to intelligence and the idea of revenge.

"Memento Mori" is structured with letters and third person narrative throughout the story, with big amounts of time unaccounted for. As Earl writes these letters to his self, they make it possible for him to remember the things he wants to still know. The letters in "Memento Mori" symbolize Earl's lost memory; helping remind him of all the events he can't recall. Every letter holds a key to his memory, still being able to comprehend from his prior knowledge; he is capable of reading and writing. In one of Earl's letters he writes, "You remember his face. This is why I'm writing to you. Futile maybe. I don't know how many times you'll have to read this before you listen to me. I don't even know how long you've been locked up ...

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