Our memories are reconstructive because we change our memories through storytelling. When we tell stories we add in little white lies to make our story sound better and to make ourselves look good and not in the wrong or that we did the right thing. Eventually, over the years our stories and memories become whole new ones because of the fact that memories are reconstructive. Not only do we reconstruct and change our memories through stories, we as humans also mix up where we get information from and incorporate those sources into our memories, making us believe that memory is our own. Reconstructing our memories and confusing our sources can also relate to many things in our lives like criminal justice, relationships and politics.
