Anto has grown up and realizes that “the war… had gradually become a thing of the past…”.(185) This quote read from Anton's memory, shows he has finally come to terms with himself and that he cannot change what happened "that night", thirty years earlier. The importance of memory in this part of the book allows the reader and the protagonist to recognize the truth about what happened. This memory is brought to the surface by the encounters Anton has had in his life. The encounters allow memories to shape Anton's life. He realizes that his life is made up of his past. his wife was the mirror image of the woman who shot the police chief, his son was named after the brother who was murdered. Anton's realization that his life is made up of vague memories of that night is what helps him find closure, and "...it became a thing of