<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishAlipokuwa akijaribu kufunua mwendo wa hadithi yake ya Amerika ya Kati, Elena McMahon, ambaye hakuwa mmoja wa wale waliotambua kwa ufupi jinsi kila wakati unavyoweza kuunganishwa, aligundua kumbukumbu na mawazo - uwezo ambao mashujaa wa zamani wa Didion walifanya kila kitu cha kukataa.  <response>: As she tries to decipher the convoluted course of her Central American adventure, Elena McMahon, not one of those who saw in a flash how every moment could connect, discovers memory and imagination--faculties that Didions previous heroines did their best to deny. 