I do agree with Leonard’s statement that we need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. In the movie, Leonard uses pictures as reminders(mirrors) to figure out where he left off at and who he is. The mirrors in the movie are a representation of Leonard’s broken mind. For example, mirrors appeared frequently as tattoos or photos but could be corrupted by just writing or by others. Leonard has multiple tattoos on his body to remind him of his goal and that’s to kill his wife’s killer. In a scene from the movie he looks down at his hand and sees “remember Sammy Jankis” which leads him to telling a story he remembers from his past life before his injury. I would say this is the mental strain he put himself under and another example is a tattoo on his chest that could only be read in the mirror. I find it interesting the usage of the word “Mirror” is a reminder for Leonard but in multiple scenes from the movie every time he looked in the mirror he forgot who he was and what he was doing.
I personally believe mirrors could be something people use to remind themselves who they are and where they come from. Like a foundation of what they become and a reminder they are human and could always think. I also think mirrors are something for progressing and making it through life. It could be used in many ways like a motivation or a reminder/ goal. Constructing your own identity from mirrors could make a connection to Hume and a way of thinking also to Leonard. Hume sees the self as a single thing that can continue over time. Looking at Leonard he uses mirrors to show what he needs to do but also shows a way of how easily people are deceived.
How Hume sees himself and how it relies on mirrors fits into Hume’s theory by his way of thinking; he says he doesn’t believe in the idea of identity and says that the mirrors are false. Hume states “Had we no memory, we never should have any notion of causation, nor consequently of that chain of causes and effects, which constitute our self or person.” By stating this he explains that mirrors are irrelevant for portraying the self and mirrors are creating false identities of figuring out who we are as people.The mind and our memories are not the most trustworthy and can also leave us trying to figure out what’s real or not.
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Hume’s belief of identity directly relates to Leonard’s character. We can unintentionally create false memories to achieve an identity we want. For Leonard, he manipulated himself to constantly be the avenger of his wife’s death.
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