The Movie Memento Tattoos

Memento is a movie about a man named Lenny who has a disorder that prevents him from creating new memories. The only thing he truly remembers is that two men raped and murdered his wife. He killed one but now he must track down and kill the other. His disorder makes this very difficult but he has a system that helps him do it. The most important asset are his many tattoos. One of the tattoos that he has says “John G. raped and murdered my wife” and is written backward across his chest so that it can be read from a mirror. This tattoo is very important to the story because it reminds him of his only goal in life. The tattoo is written upon his chest and said vocally many times throughout the movie. The words upon his chest are the only thing he knows
He must find and kill John G. and nothing else will be remembered or matter. This tattoo represents many different aspects of Lenny’s life with his wife and the life that he remembers nothing of that he currently has. The tattoo reminds Lenny of the single tragedy that took everything from him and now the only thing he has left is revenge. It also reminds him of his grief and the violence that he must do to make things right. Lenny believes that if he can find and kill John G. then he will be able to remember and he can start his new life from that point. This tattoo also reminds him of the only relationship that he can now trust. Without memories, he does not know anything about anyone. But Lenny and his wife’s relationship was true and he can trust it no matter what. The fact that the phrase is tattooed is also important. A tattoo cannot be easily removed and will most likely always be a part of you once it is placed on your skin. This is what the memory of his wife is like to Lenny. As every other memory fades the memories of his