FAQ About Marcel Proust
How did memory play a role in Proust's 'In Search of Lost Time'?
Memory plays a central role in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time. The novel examines how involuntary memories — such as those triggered by taste or smell, epitomized by the famous madeleine scene — shape one's understanding of the present and past. Through these memories, Proust explores the fluidity and complexity of time and identity.
