Time quotes + context analysis quotes

Question 1

Similiarities

Answer 1

ATSS takes place 1964-2003 (37-year time frame)

WH takes place ~1770-1802 (32-year time frame)

So they take place over a similar time frame.

Interestingly, 30 years is seen as the length of a generation, perhaps suggesting the exploration of how society and families change over time.

Question 2

Both novels utilise large time jumps

Answer 2

9 years in ATSS, 12 years in WH

Both used to skip the childhood of the next generation (Laila, Cathy)

Question 3

Differences

Answer 3

Time is Linear in ATSS, whereas there are interludes in the ‘present’ 1802 where Nelly is telling Lockwood the story in WH

• these pauses give the reader a chance to reflect.

ATSS ends in present tense whereas WH is entirely in past tense.

Question 4

HF

Answer 4

Both novels are ‘historical fiction’ and reflect on the effects of time.