There is a Gabriel Garcia Marquez memoir "Living to Tell the Tale" that we use memory in stories to make sense of what we've done, to give meaning to our lives, to establish connections with other people.
Hay una memoria de García Márquez "Vivir para contarla" que explica que usamos la memoria en las historias para dar sentido a lo que hemos hecho, dar sentido a nuestras vidas, establecer conexiones con otras personas.