st, Bessie Head, and Leslie Marmon Silko gain access to information about the past? What influence does the past have on each of their literary works?...

How did Marcel Proust, Bessie Head, and Leslie Marmon Silko gain access to information about the past? What influence does the past have on each of their literary works? In what way are these works similar with regard to treatment of the past and in what ways are they different? Do you feel that the past had an influence on any of these authors in their ability to be creative?