The article regarding repressed memories that I chose was about the shocking conviction of George Franklin, Sr. Mr. Franklin was well known in his community as a fire fighter in 1969. His young daughter, Eileen Franklin, and her best friend, 8 year old Susan Nason, would frequently play together after school. Susan Nason disappeared in September 1969. Susan’s mother asked eight-year-old Susan to run an errand for her which should not have taken more than an hour. Susan’s body was found three months after her disappearance within a few miles of her home. The case went cold for twenty years until Eileen Franklin recovered a repressed memory. Eileen told police of her repressed memory that suddenly happened in 1989 while she was watching…show more content… From my own personal experience, I would say repressed memories are more likely to happen when an individual is in a safe and happy place. A few years ago I had a random memory about my grandmother screaming at me for giving her a hug. She blamed me for twisting her neck and it was in front of our entire family. I remembered being terrified and shocked over my grandmother’s reaction. At the time I was only about seven-years-old. I told my mother about the memory and she that it actually happened. My mother told me after that moment I really never gave anyone a hug anymore. It’s true, I don’t give people hugs and now I guess I know why. That repressed memory happened within weeks of my grandmother’s passing. It’s almost as if my brain considered the memory safe since my grandmother could no long affect me because she had passed. What are the possible effects of having these memories resurface? It appears as though you could gain a better understanding of why you are the way you are; however, I can completely understand why people would rather keep bad memories repressed. Your brain repressed the memories for a reason and there are potential consequences to encountering a repressed memory. Personally, I would much rather keep painful memories repressed. Do I find truth to it? I do find truth to it, but I also do not think repressed memories should be allowed in the court of law because I do not think they
