Life Switch

In Estefania's post, "Ever is a Long Time - Close Reading" she analyzes the following quote:

Turns out the light and is gone. Ever is a long time. That ever is no time at all"(28)

 She says that the previous refers to the hope that lives in human's hearts and their desire to accomplish their dreams. Then she explains how the concept of time is subject to different interpretations since time can appear to run slowly or briskly, depending on the situation. I think her interpretation of the quote was very interesenting since it was very different from mine.

For me, the quote refers to human existence itself. "Turn out the light and is gone" shows how humanity may fall into oblivion in just a fraction of a second. "Ever is a long time. That ever i no time at all" means that once humans become extinct, time will stop exising and eternal rest would be the only thing ahead of them.

This sentence highlights the importance death has on the novel, as well as showing how the apocalyptic human actions can bring terrible consequences.