The Time Keeper Parts 2 & 3
She regrets not spending time with Sarah.
What does Lorraine regret?
She wants to write to Ethan on Facebook.
What does Sarah do to "fix" her situation?
Ethan said on his page,"Sarah Lemon made play 4 me. Whoa. Ain't happening. That's what u get 4 being nice." There were also other hurtful comments about Sarah from his friends.
What does Sarah find on Ethan's Facebook page?
Alli comes up in climbing skyscrapers, just like they climbed the hills as children. The moon also reminds him of her.
What reminds Dor of Alli?
The homeless shelter that they both work at is where they met.
Where do Ethan and Sarah meet?
He ends up on Earth, in a small Mexican village.
Where does Dor end up?
He finds himself working in an antique watch store.
Where does Dor find himself to secure work?
You could know an answer to something, but not understand why that is the solution. I think that's how some of the characters in the Novel feel.
"Knowing something and understanding it was not the same thing." What do you think?
It means you either take advantage and use a moment or you don't. It applies to victor because he usually lets the moment pass and doesn't use it with grace just work.
"You grab a moment, or you let it pass." What does that mean? How does it apply to Victor?
He gets modern clothes and looks. Dor gets a job at the antique watch store, watches people with the hourglass, and learns how to speak like them.
How Is Dor trying to fit in?
They met on an elevator at work.
How did Victor and Grace meet?
After both his parents died, he voyaged from France on a ship.
How did Victor get to America?
He would buy, sell, invest, and repeat.
How did he get to winning the vending company?
French man tied a time clock around his wrist and there it was.
How did the watch come to be?
He almost stops time with the hourglass. People can glance him in the shadows but only for a moment.
How does Dor Impact time with the hourglass?
He stops time with the hourglass and investigates.
How does Dor explore the world?
He starts carving his life story on the walls of the cave. Dor doesn't want to be consumed by time.
How does Dor start living rather than just existing?
He stops time with his hourglass and gets to see everything in the world.
How does Dor use time to his advantage?
He leaves her and feels awkward and indifferent.
How does Ethan react on Christmas Eve?
She loves the time when they would go on trips together every week and do things together. Now they are just like roommates.
How does Grace feel about Victor?
They don't talk and keep their doors shut.
How does Lorraine feel shut out from Sarah?
Sarah is heartbroken and cries a lot. She even thinks of killing herself.
How does Sarah react to Ethan's response on Christmas Eve?
He still wants to know everything about work while he is there and doesn't care about what the doctors are doing. It's just another problem for him to solve.
How does Victor act when he's at the doctors?
He's going to freeze himself.
How does Victor plan on outlasting death?
He gets there by leaping through the pool of tears and saying "Alli," the only word that ever gave him comfort.
How does he get to Earth?
He has to listen to the voices forever, and he is stuck in the cave.
How is Dor serving his sentence?
He has long nails and a long beard.
How is Father Time described?
She's changed her whole personality so Ethan will like her.
How is Sarah acting just for Ethan?
She has hazel eyes that are too far apart, is smart but self-conscious, and has a gap between her teeth.
How is Sarah described?
She's keeping herself busy and waiting to see Ethan again.
How is Sarah getting time to pass faster?
She's changing her whole self; wasting her time and money, skipping school, and not being her smart self. She wants Ethan to love her.
How is Sarah trying to fit in with Ethan and why is she acting like this?
She buys Ethan an expensive movie watch. Sarah thinks if she does this he will love her and be happy.
How is Sarah trying to win over Ethan?
Sarah calls him everyday, but he never answers. They never talk or get together anymore. Ethan is awkward and reluctant to see her.
How is Sarah's and Ethan's relationship changing?
He's not spending his last moments with his wife and still works all day.
How is Victor "wasting time?"
He donates money and only tells a few people, so he is sure it will work.
How is Victor convinced of his plans?
100 years he does this.
How long does he spend observing a single day?
Yes, because she thinks if she buys Ethan the perfect gift, he will love her and be happy with her.
Is Sarah trying to buy Ethan's love?
Victor is gonna survive somehow, and he's gonna find the key to immortality.
Prediction: Why do you think death is in for a surprise?
They are asking things about time.
What are the voices telling Dor?
His skin is turning gray, he's losing his appetite.
What clues tell us Victor is declining?
The endless voices asking for time consumes him.
What consumes Dor?
They both have lost someone important.
What do Grace and Victor have in common?
He is the fourteenth richest man in the world.
What do we learn about Victor's wealth?
He learns about their lives and stories. He gathered that Victor, for all his wealth, could do little to stop his illness. And by the way Sarah collapsed in the parking lot, she cared for the tall boy more than he cared for her. But the complexity of their worlds was baffling.
What does Dor learn about Victor? About Sarah?
She tells him her true feelings that she loves him and he is her ideal.
What does Sarah tell Ethan?
Sarah thinks about killing herself because she feels like she has no one else in life.
What does Sarah think about doing and why?
He's gonna stop the dialysis treatment, and she feels upset and sad.
What does Victor reveal to grace?
Victor thinks his speech is odd, how he uses words and puts them together.
What does Victor think is "off" about the man in the clock shop?
Time is what they are asking for.
What does mankind want more of?
He wants him to suffer for figuring out time. Dor couldn't believe this because he thought he was useless.
What does the god servant want Dor to do?
It made her feel depressed and think about her future, and about how much time she has left and if she's using it wisely.
What does the song make Sarah think of? Why is this important?
Time is taken advantage of and used not wisely.
What does the voice say about how man uses time?
Thinking and dwelling on the past gets Victor In a bad mood.
What gets Victor angry?
He gets left in the cave, punished.
What happens to Dor?
Ethan cancels and Sarah is upset and angry; she starts waiting for next week.
What happens to Sarah's and Ethan's plans and how does she feel about it?
Victor wants to freeze himself with cryonics.
What has Victor chosen to do?
Victor had decided to freeze himself.
What has Victor decided to do?
The idea of engraving the watch was from Lorraine.
What idea Does Sarah's mother give her?
Dor needs to find the two souls who wants time to go faster (Sarah) and one who wants slower time (Victor.)
What is Dor's mission on Earth?
The buildings are tall like the tower, and there are more people. It's an Imaginable Metropolis.
What is NYC like for Dor?
He is looking for an old pocket watch to take with him when he is frozen. He wants to symbolize that time will stop when he's frozen, but resume when reanimated.
What is Victor looking for in the antique shop and why?
What time is it?
What is one of the world's most asked questions?
It is also from France.
What is significant about Victor's watch purchase?
It's like a prison and he can't get out.
What is the cave like to Dor?
When Alli dies is the end.
What is the end of Dor's story, to him?
He's not used to the big city, the technology, and the way people speak. In his time, things were much more peaceful and simple.
What is time like for Dor and how is it different?
Victor wanted to go back to yesterday, which is the opposite of what he wants now.
What request does Dor reveal Victor has? Why is this significant?
Time flies with you means time goes really fast and suddenly you're saying goodbye and it's like no time past at all.
What saying does Sarah want on the watch and what does it mean?
She makes his meals and helps him with his appointments. I don't think he realizes how much she does for him.
What small gestures does Grace do for Victor? Do you think he appreciates them and why?
Dialysis, which cleans his blood and removes its toxins, is keeping him alive.
What's the only thing keeping Victor Alive?
New Year's Eve is when this will take place.
When is Victor planning on being frozen?
They are going to Dunkin' Donuts so Sarah can give him the watch.
Where are Sarah and Ethan going Christmas Eve and why?
Dor compares Victor to Nim, wealthy and powerful, but being impatient and wanting more.
Who does Dor compare Victor to and why?
The boy Sarah asked out who is tall and popular.
Who is Ethan?
Tom is Sarah's dad, he is divorced from Lorraine, and she blames him for everything.
Who is Tom?
Roger is always at victor's side for work, and has big cheeks, is tall and pale, and unfailingly loyal.
Who is Victor's right hand guy, and how is he described?
He didn't have time for her because of his work and used all of it on business.
Why did Victor's and Grace's marriage start to decrease?
When you hit it, you knock out the old and bring in the new.
Why do people hit the mannequin with the bat?
He does this to watch the world below and think of Alli.
Why does Dor go to the top of skyscrapers at sunset?
It gives her something to do because she doesn't spend time with Victor anymore.
Why does Grace run errands when they have staff that could do that?
She feels he is patient and easy to talk to.
Why does Sarah confide with the worker at the clock shop?
He feels this way because he is lying and keeping everything a secret from grace.
Why does Victor feel guilty?
Victor doesn't want her to worry and be distracted.
Why does Victor want Grace to go to the gala even though he's near death?
It was already to late everyone he cared about had died.
Why doesn't Dor react to the opportunity of holding time in his hands?
