What he feels is common among people who have visited places linked to great memories. When White mentions that even the storms haven't changed, "it was a revival of an old melodrama that I had watched long ago with childish awe." » For him, when the rain, thunder and lightning disappear, the sky becomes clearer and his view of the lake begins to change. He then realizes that time is moving forward thanks to the annoying noise of boat engines that he has never heard before. However, some things do not change but only the place he occupies in the generation. The past is something we cannot erase. All the senses, smell, sight, hearing, taste, touch, can mentally recall a thousand memories. White says: “The road outside was paved and cars parked in front of the store. Instead, everything was as before. He tries to explain that on the outside we can see that everything has changed, but on the inside everything we experienced before remains the same.