What is the signiicance of the past for the narrator? a. He is inally at peace with his past and feels a sense of freedom about his future b. He remembers a happy childhood that has molded him into the happy man that he is today c. The narrator views his past as somewhat parasitic and a constant reminder of something he wants to forget d. The narrator views his past as a type of stepping stone into the future that he has always yearned for, even as a child