The Buried Giant

What questions does Ishiguro raise through the symbolization of the mist?

What does the mist symbolize? Are there periods in history that are similar to the time that Axl and Beatrice live in? What would be (or would not be) the benefit of the mist during and after these periods of time?

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The mist represents the collective forgetfulness from which the land suffers. Axl and Beatrice call the mist the loss of memory.