Today we discussed and examine how time is portrayed by authors in novels. Some authors like Tolkien, use time in a very straightforward manner. In The Hobbit,
Other authors, like John Boyne, the author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, make time go forward and backward. We noted that chapter 8 and chapter 11 are flashbacks to earlier times.
We worked on the letter assignment from last week. The letter is due at the beginning of class tomorrow afternoon.
