Throughout the story, the narrator constantly uses “ I recall,” and “ I think,” which emphasizes that unlike Funes’ vivid and clear memory, his are flawed and questionable.
If the reader is not already impressed by the godlike power Funes holds, they are able to compare the memory of the narrator and the memory of Funes’ and see the difference.
When the narrator met Funes, he said it was around “March or February of 84,” but, in the letter that Funes sent him, he clearly remembered the exact date, “seventh of February, 1884.”
The author did a good job trying to give us a very vivid, detailed and descriptive explanation of Funes which is impressive because his telling his story from memory, and unlike Funes’, his is not photographic. He
If the reader is not already impressed by the godlike power Funes holds, they are able to compare the memory of the narrator and the memory of Funes’ and see the difference.
When the narrator met Funes, he said it was around “March or February of 84,” but, in the letter that Funes sent him, he clearly remembered the exact date, “seventh of February, 1884.”
The author did a good job trying to give us a very vivid, detailed and descriptive explanation of Funes which is impressive because his telling his story from memory, and unlike Funes’, his is not photographic. He