Ng uses time in several ways. First she lays the groundwork in the present, which introduces the reader to the character. It isn’t so much a character development but more of a character breakdown to a partial development. It is almost a cycle but not quite. She implements this by flashing back in time but she doesn’t do this erratically. It is more of a flashback from a chosen point in a linear manner from the chosen point. She also uses time to answer or clarify reasons why Ona jumped to her death. It is like any tragedy that occu ....