In the second chapter of this novel the main character begins to tell us his novel. Billy, his main character, is a soldier in the Second World War who begins to travel trough time. He can either go back in time or travel to the future. In one of these given trips he fast-forwards 20 years when he is paying a visit to his elderly mother. Pneumonia makes it hard for her to talk, but the words she does manage to get out are the following:
How did I get so old? (pg. 44)
It struck me as a familiar feeling. Growing up with a dad who tries to hide his balding spot and a mother who dyes her hair to hide gray hairs, the fright of aging is not a strange subject. Even I, a 15-year old, am surprised at just how true the cliche "time flies" is. That sentence uttered by an old woman sums up mi biggest fear: letting life pass me by and not making the best of it. But at least it´s good to know I´m not alone in this sentiment.
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