tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518835947947433157.post9102393288830399320..comments2021-09-09T21:16:02.942-07:00Comments on Writing (about) Time: Thoughts Concerning Temporal Play in Contemporary Narratives: Losing TimeMelissa Ameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13372494777317072570noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518835947947433157.post-57612887810978866322016-02-02T20:30:32.507-08:002016-02-02T20:30:32.507-08:00What a great connection to "losing time"...What a great connection to "losing time"--we aren't just losing "time" but our sense of security and sanity, and that's what really seems to throw us off. Several times throughout the novel when Dana "loses time," she also mentions losing her sanity, or at least trying to maintain it. Having a panic attack can feel like you've lost time and your mind, just like Dana feels when she time travels. The idea that time and sanity are tied to each other was very eye-opening for me, and something I think Ben touches on in his comment as well: time allows us to struggle with our sanity, coming "eventually, to wisdom and healing," if we're to take the optimistic route here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919938517927575091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518835947947433157.post-54966500806030677712016-02-02T15:10:21.535-08:002016-02-02T15:10:21.535-08:00I can relate to your personal experience with losi...I can relate to your personal experience with losing time, and know how difficult it can be just to think about, let alone share with others—a very brave move. I agree that Butler wants the reader to think about (and to feel) Dana’s struggle with losing time, its loss feeling like an amputated limb forever reminding us what we can never retrieve. I think Dana’s loss of time was traumatic, yet necessary; she never would have fully understood the perspective of her ancestors or their oppressors (cruel yet disturbingly human, a product of socio-cultural conditioning) had she not experienced this tragedy. Looking to the past for those who have struggled with the same emotional forces, we can find those who inspire us to force ourselves to perceive our respective losses of time as a “necessary evil” that viscerally drives us toward knowledge of self, and eventually,to wisdom and healing. Ben Cravenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760265334674280878noreply@blogger.com