Autobiographical Memory

As human beings, we tend carry baggage from certain experiences throughout our lives. That same baggage can eventually lead to emotional and psychological trauma. The human brain works in two ways regarding memory, one of which is short term memory with the other being long term. Our brains are like enormous storage banks filled with a life time of experiences and events. Short term memory provides the brain space, using only pieces of recent or specific events in a person’s life. As for, long term memory, it acts as the brains database for important information, events, and experiences. Long term memory is divided into three subdivisions explicit memory, implicit memory, and autobiographical memory. The explicit memory can be described as a search engine for your memories, requiring you to think of one a specific memory. Implicit Memory requires no thought process just repetitive actions, for example, bike riding or driving. Autobiographical Memory allows you to only remember unique experiences or events down to the last detail. In other words, autobiographical memory stores both the happiest and worst moments; unfortunately, depending on how bad those experiences were, they can eventually lead into emotional and psychological trauma. The book entitled The Things We
O’Brien uses Cross as the anti-savior, a symbolic metaphor for Jesus Christ, hence his last name Cross. While the men within the platoon can be seen as Cross’s disciples. As a savior you're supposed to be a shepherd to your sheep and lead them away from danger; however, Lieutenant Jimmy Cross does the opposite unknowingly. Jesus Christ carried burdens of others by dying on the cross for them. While, Lieutenant Cross, carried the burden of guilt for his irresponsibility’s that caused the deaths of his platoon members Ted Lavender and