thread: 2012-12-04 : Positioning: Two Timelines in Text
On 2012-12-04, Judson wrote:
So, this is one of those "I don't understand something, but the question sounds like a challenge" questions.
Why is this a timeline, specifically? Especially when we're talking about "positioning," it seems like it should be a space/time thing. Except, the space in stories is R-mapped (and I'm less clear on how to map the real side of things.)
So, in your example, not only are we establishing that at some time in the past I have a parent-child relationship with Mom, but we are also establishing that at some time in the past I have a parent-child relationship with Mom, both. Or that in no time in the past did I have a was-in relationship with Sebastienne DuLane's dining room.
So, right, and prefiguring a future post; choose one; or Vincent makes a hard move?
