The Road

Section 2 Pages 8-17 q 1

What does the father mean when he says, “You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget?” (12) Suggest memories he is trying to keep, and sights or experiences he wishes he could forget about.

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The man is trying to hold onto the good memories of their life before the crisis...... he would rather carry those memories than the horrific reality of their existence in the aftermath of desolation. The death, abandonment, and destruction.

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