Representations of Time

SONG: “A Lot’s Gonna Change” by Weyes Blood

If I could go back to a time before now
Before I ever fell down
Go back to a time when I was just a girl
When I had the whole world
Gently wrapped around me

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TV SHOW: That’s So Raven


Raven Baxter is a psychic high-schooler who can see brief visions of the future.

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BOOK: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Zevin plays with time a lot in this book -- there are many instances where she jumps forward in time suddenly and references the current event happening. It’s hard to explain, but here’s an example:

“To allow yourself to play with another person is no small risk. It means allowing yourself to be open, to be exposed, to be hurt. It is the human equivalent of the dog rolling on its back---I know you won't hurt me, even though you can. It is the dog putting its mouth around your hand and never biting down. To play requires trust and love. Many years later, as Sam would controversially say in an interview with the gaming website Kotaku, "There is no more intimate act than play, even sex." The internet responded: no one who had had good sex would ever say that, and there must be something seriously wrong with Sam.”