Duplicates story
A married couple uncover a top secret research program to replace people's memories with those of deceased people.
13 total · 7 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| husband and wife | major | Bob and Marion Boxletter. |
| memory erasure | major | There was a top secret project store the memories of dying people on floppy disks and transfer them in new bodies. |
| memory implantation technology | major | There was a top secret project store the memories of dying people on floppy disks and transfer them in new bodies. |
| mind transfer technology | major | There was a top secret project store the memories of dying people on floppy disks and transfer them in new bodies. |
| personal identity | major | We are made to ponder to what extent Bob and Marion are still themselves after their memories had been erased and replaced with those of other people. |
| romantic love | major | Bob and Marion's love persisted even after all their memories had been wiped. |
| the nature of memory | major | The story explored memory the idea of whether people are more than the totality of their memories. The conclusion was that people who'd lost their memories still retained their emotional attachments to things. |
| father and son | minor | Bob was ultimately reunited with her young son, who was presumed dead at the start of the story. |
| law enforcement | minor | The Sandberg police department was involved the secret project. |
| mother and son | minor | Marion was ultimately reunited with her young son, who was presumed dead at the start of the story. |