5 Answers for Memento“Do I Lie to Myself to be Happy?”

Question no. 1What to you are the central themes for Plato’s Allegory of the Cave?

The allegory of the cave can be described by these pictures:

Question # 2 How does the mind separate the true reality from false reality?

PERCEPTION=SEPERATION

Question no. 3The movie closes with Lenny saying, “We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I’m no different.” Lenny’s “mirrors” were his memory devices. What sort of “mirrors” do people with normal memories rely on to remind themselves who they are?

For us, what is our mirrors?Friends

Family

Enemies

Our realizations

Finally, the things we do*

*even it is stupid

Question no. 4When Lenny jots down Teddy’s license number, he asks: “Do I lie to myself to be happy? In your case, Teddy... yes, I will.” What does that say about truth?

The truth is flexible..

The truth is flexible..

The truth is flexible..