Rhetorical Gazes

Rhetorical gazes are the tool used when we describe something or see something that makes us remember something else.  The human brain stores important events into long term memory.  Sometimes when we see something similar to those memories, it brings those memories back in an instant. 

There are many different types of gazes and I will go over a few.  There is a familial gaze. this is when a person sees something that triggers an intimate memory.  It is something that only they or a small number of people close to them know.  There is a national gaze.  This is when person sees something that means triggers a memory for them, but also is a shared memory.  For instance if i look at the American flag it triggers personal memories of being an American.  If someone else sees it, it will trigger personal memories for them that have nothing to do with me.