Inception!!

In the chapter The Lives of The Dead, Tim O'Brien reflects on a childhood friend of his who passed away. He tells us how when his Friend, Linda, died he would dream about her and it would be like she was still alive. I just recently saw the movie Inception and it reminded me of this book. In the movie Leodardo di Caprio's wife commits suicide and he always wants to go to sleep so he can live with her in his dreams. It always amazes me the way people react to dramatic situations. As a child Tim couldn't deal with loosing his friend so he imagined she was still alive in his dreams and that is how he kept her alive. Later in life Tim has many more experiences with loosing friends and loved ones and he learns that he can keep them alive through stories. Their memories are preserved forever in print. "we keep the dead alive through stories." (page 226 second paragraph)