"This play is a memory" (1236). One of the central themes of this play is memory. The way Tom chooses to remember it. He says that his mom is crazy and his sister is very shy. But if it were told from another view point, what would they say about him? From how he even portrays himself, he seems rude and selfish and uncaring. This makes me think that he is trying to be an unbiased narrator, or maybe just that he knows how he acts himself. There only seem to be very small memories within the play itself, however.