Time = Importance?

Following along with the concept of time that is found in each piece of literature, I notice one commonality. It seems that each novel tells a story that has taken place over a significant amount of time, it does not show that time is important to the characters or the novel itself for that matter. While this is true, I also found that the literature extends from early Vancouver, shown in In Vancouver, to a date that is ‘tomorrow’s tomorrow’ in All Tomorrow’s Parties. Through a close examination of each text, we are able to not only see where we came from, but who we are now and who we may become. Even though this is the case, I still found it quite interesting that time seemed almost irrelevant amount the texts.