In Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain, what is the metaphoric meaning of the second paragraph in Chapter 3 as to what is vital to a racecar...

In the
second paragraph of Chapter 3 in 's ,
the extended that relays advice about driving directly
parallels Enzo's own view of a dog's afterlife and of steps needed
to take to achieve the afterlife.

One of the most important
details in the metaphor is Denny's explanation that racecar drivers must drive
"having no memory" of even things done only a second prior regardless of whether or
not the thing done was good or bad. The reason why is because "to remember is to disengage
from the present." A racecar driver must be completely focused on the here
and now in order to avoid fatal mistakes and achieve successes.


Denny's advice about driving...