tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post2009443400408778125..comments2024-03-28T12:29:37.129-04:00Comments on alien romances: Erasing MemoriesRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-54713549296835723382010-11-07T06:19:57.329-05:002010-11-07T06:19:57.329-05:00Ohmigoodness, there are so many interconnections i...Ohmigoodness, there are so many interconnections in the human mind. What if a memory is erased and one day the person wakes up terrified for no reason she can think of? It's a house of cards. Take out one and the house begins to crumble.<br /><br />In the story I'm putting finishing touches on, a character suppresses the Heroine's memory because he's ashamed that she's seen him weak. Coincidentally, she also forgets about falling in love with the hero and why she shouldn't go out with the guy who will turn out to be the villain. So, this guy, who likes her and wants to be friends, ends up doing something which leads to her become trapped in a dangerous situation with a lot less help than she might've had. <br /><br />So, memory erasing makes great story fodder, but I think it's a bad idea in real life.Kimber Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982239712083114488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-72366036529686544762010-11-04T15:36:02.110-04:002010-11-04T15:36:02.110-04:00Coincidentally, I'm currently brainstorming a ...Coincidentally, I'm currently brainstorming a possible fantasy novel about a heroine who has had most of her past erased and replaced with false memories, for her own safety. When she finds out the truth, she is very indignant.Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-65689683111265308282010-11-04T13:21:29.011-04:002010-11-04T13:21:29.011-04:00Margaret: Oh, that's dangerous ground.
How...Margaret: Oh, that's dangerous ground. <br /><br />How could you target a particular fear-memory and not just wipe all of them? <br /><br />Without memory of being afraid, then living through the event, then LEARNING - how will you assess future challenges? <br /><br />Oh, this is like prefrontal lobotomy.Jacqueline Lichtenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613040740264804278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-56686545945924282932010-11-04T12:57:10.642-04:002010-11-04T12:57:10.642-04:00This has provided much food for thought, both of b...This has provided much food for thought, both of books I've read and a wip that is currently percolating in my Muse's mind. Thank you for this!Nayuleskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693548526829437580noreply@blogger.com