Our Time Has Expired

Before the beginning there’s nothing, until a singular voice speaks out. Squarzoni is letting us know how important our voices are. If we know something disastrous is happening just speaking out about it will make a difference. So perhaps, writing this book is his form of speaking out and hopefully it will have an impact on people, and change their attitude toward climate change. Pg. 145

On PG 148-149 Squarzoni really shows how subtle but fast change can occur. He begins with his house, which is not defined, but in the second picture it is. By the third picture there are more trees, by the time he says: “The change has already taken place,” there are more trees on the right side of the picture and we are getting father and farther away from the house.

On pg151 Squarzoni show just how sudden change can be, when he is driving in the car. The second picture is blurry allowing us to see that the car is speeding; this reflects the time that is “rushing away from us. Expired.” I really love how Squarzoni relates his pictures with what he is saying, even if it’s a slight comparison. It is also interesting to me how at the bottom of 151 Squarzoni asks the question: “Where and how should we begin?” when he is coming to the end of the tunnel. Which makes me wonder if he’s suggesting that the end could be the beginning. And guess what? Now we know that Squarzoni’s “girlfriend” is actually his secretary… or maybe both? (163)

By the end of the chapter he reminds us that we shouldn’t get too comfortable with the world as we know it, because things are changing. Rapidly.