Adele helped Olive wipe the Green Poop and then answered Maria’s phone. At this time, the broadcast reported that the earthquake in Kashmir killed 73,000 people. The time of the earthquake was October 8, 2005.
Caden went out to get the letter, and returned to open the newspaper. The newspaper was on October 14, 2005. At this time, the broadcast mentioned that today is October 15.
The headline in the newspaper was Harold Pinter at 76, a sense of validation. Caden thought he was dead, but he won the Nobel Prize.
Adele put a plate of oats in front of Olive, and Caden started reading the newspaper.
The camera swept to the fragment news column, showing the date as October 17. The camera turned back and there was nothing to eat in front of Olive.
Caden turned on the TV and turned to the refrigerator to get milk. "The milk has expired," Caden said. The expiration date written on the mouth of the milk bottle is October 20.
The clock points to 8:15, then Adele brings a plate of sandwiches in front of Olive, and the TV is still showing cartoons. At this time, the announcer said "Happy Halloween." It can be seen that it is already October 31st.
Caden then read a piece of news that the first black graduate of the University of Alabama passed away. According to historical data, Vivian Malone Jones died on October 13, 2005, but the following feature was given. The news was published on November 2. Newspaper.
Then there was that wonderful shave accident. When the family drove back from the hospital later, we learned that it was a Friday and November 2 was a Wednesday, so there was another day here.
Caden went to see an ophthalmologist. From the monthly calendar on the back, we found that it was March 2006.
Adele mentioned that the day he was going to Berlin alone, it was May 4, 2006 in the newspaper.
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In the future, the time mark is no longer obvious, but there are often some seemingly continuous segments that have undergone jumps. Kauffmann's metaphor is actually to mention multiple time segments to describe the entire life.
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