Dalloway, Big Ben serves as a symbol for the monolithic presence time has occupied in British society after the First World War, constantly reminding citizens of its importance. In addition to this symbol, the text incorporates interjections about time in the narrative to argue that Britain’s obsession of time and being on time impairs the daily progress of society. The text ultimately presents a showcase of how the fascination of time distracts individuals from their own lives and how the cultural event of the First World War resulted in a much more precise perception of time. Things Fall Apart utilizes the construct of time in order to argue that colonization leads to a loss of culture rather than a flourishing of culture. The gradual decline of mention of the yam harvest season and the adoption of a more British sense of time in the novel indicate the process of colonization. Both Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart assert the idea that how individuals perceive time is directly linked to cultural and historical
Dalloway, Big Ben serves as a symbol for the monolithic presence time has occupied in British society after the First World War, constantly reminding citizens of its importance. In addition to this symbol, the text incorporates interjections about time in the narrative to argue that Britain’s obsession of time and being on time impairs the daily progress of society. The text ultimately presents a showcase of how the fascination of time distracts individuals from their own lives and how the cultural event of the First World War resulted in a much more precise perception of time. Things Fall Apart utilizes the construct of time in order to argue that colonization leads to a loss of culture rather than a flourishing of culture. The gradual decline of mention of the yam harvest season and the adoption of a more British sense of time in the novel indicate the process of colonization. Both Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart assert the idea that how individuals perceive time is directly linked to cultural and historical