Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part C (2025)

Given the pivotal significance of memory in an individual's existence, it is inconceivable to live without it. Human memory is a complex phenomenon that can simultaneously store information and selectively forget specific details, similar to a coin with two sides. Nevertheless, due to the growing reliance of males on cell phones, which offer extensive storage capacities for saving data, files, and documents, their lives have become excessively convenient. However, according to the conclusions of modern experts and scientific research, cell phones have a negative influence on human mood and memory, similar to the harmful effects of weeds. Episodic memory functions independently of technology to assist individuals in survival by selectively recalling, generating, and responding to their environment. To fully comprehend the main character's challenges in Ishiguro's book, the reader must acknowledge and comprehend her specific painful memories about a wider social background. Nevertheless, the reader needs to acknowledge the existence of memory blind spots, which are instances where traumatic memories hinder or obstruct the capacity to comprehend and place such experiences in their proper context. Hence, the novel confronts the reader with an intricate moral quandary, compelling them to acknowledge that the customary narrative frameworks employed in storytelling are shaped by certain societal conditions. Conversely, the traumatised memory functions differently from the rest of the memory within the social context. The phenomenon is characterised by a lack of assurance and evolves through changes, hallucinations, displacements, and other unforeseeable occurrences. This essay primarily focuses on Kazuo Ishiguro's use of memory as a metaphor in his book A Pale View of Hills (1982).