Deux Pages De L'Histoire D'Amerique (1857)

The shifting perspectives kept me guessing, but I wonder what inspired the choice to tell the story this way and how it affected the story's tension.

The way memories are manipulated or lost made the psychological impact hit close to home. How did others interpret the characters' struggles with their pasts?

It added layers of mystery, but I’m curious whether this was planned from the start or evolved during the writing process.