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There is no way of knowing precisely what happened, as we only have an unreliable account to go by. This passage, therefore, shows how easily faulty memory can complicate the truth and one's perception of reality. | There is no way of knowing precisely what happened, as we only have an unreliable account to go by. This passage, therefore, shows how easily faulty memory can complicate the truth and one's perception of reality. | ||
In the final episode, [[Yasuo]] makes a final reference to [[wikipedia:Madeleine (cake)#Literary reference|Proust]]'s ''In Search of Lost Time'' when he says that he and Lain should have some tea with madeleines. The book uses madeleines | In the final episode, [[Yasuo]] makes a final reference to [[wikipedia:Madeleine (cake)#Literary reference|Proust]]'s ''In Search of Lost Time'' when he says that he and Lain should have some tea with madeleines. The book uses madeleines to contrast voluntary and involuntary memory. | ||
[[Category:Themes]] | [[Category:Themes]] | ||