Well, I had trouble finding a specific quote that demonstrates this... so I'm chosing to write about the title of the work instead... I hope that's okay.
Nabokov's title, "Speak, Memory," evokes a sense of something to come, something about to happen, a sense that a dam is about to let go. I think it is this sense of anticipation that makes this book so engaging for me. I feel like just on the other side of the page some gem will be presented to the reader, and you just have to be on the look-out for it... it's almost like Christmas, but with less mistletoe. I mean, obviously I'm exaggerating, but I really do have this feeling of wanting to know what's next, wanting to discover the next profound statement.
I guess what I'm trying to point out is that by employing this technique Nabokov invites the reader into his private world, which makes each story seem like a gift to us. It is as though he's invited us along for a tour through his memory, and we're privaleged to be there because it's really a private conversation between him and his memory.
Is this making sense?
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yes.
Thanks, Erin.
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