So Long, See You Tomorrow

Maxwell writes that “in talking about the past we lie with every breath we draw.” What does he mean by this? And do you agree with this idea, or do you believe it’s possible to know the truth about the past?

The narrator asserts that memory is a form of storytelling. What are some of the similarities between a memory and a fictional story? How does this concept relate to the genre of metafiction?

Maxwell focuses on fathers and sons throughout the novel. Read his short story “The Man Who Lost His Father” and compare the depiction of fathers and sons in the story to So Long, See You Tomorrow.