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The true meaning of time and its relationship with people. What the story is trying to tell us is that time is like jewelry; it is to be valued, in our minds and souls, rather than on our necks.

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Time

Ancient times

New Year's Eve

Modern era (2000s)

Places

New York City

Ancient Babylonia

The Cave

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Protagonists

Dor

- The inventor of time, Father Time. He was banished to a cave for his obsession with time.

Victor Delamonte

- An old, rich man who falls ill with a terminal disease

Sarah Lemon

- A young, smart teenage girl who suffers from her parents' divorce, and has a crush on a boy named Ethan.

Minor Characters

Alli - Dor's wife

Nim - A king who is Dor and Alli's childhood friend

Ethan - The boy whom Sarah likes

Grace Delamonte - Victor's wife

Lorraine Lemon - Sarah's mother

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Dor becomes obsessed with measuring time as his wife, Alli, becomes ill and passes away. He struggles with his loss, failing to control time while losing his beloved.

Sarah ponders taking her own life after being stood up by her crush, Ethan.

Victor agrees to cryonic freezing to cheat mortality.

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Dor became obsessed with time and was exiled to a cave.

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Dor was sent back to Earth with the power to control time to help guide Sarah and Victor about time, and they end up crossing paths. He convinces them to live, helping them finish their stories differently.

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Dor is no longer banished and returns to spend time with his wife in her last moments, as Victor and Sarah rewrote their chapters in life.

Victor was no longer afraid of death, and changed his decision about the cryonic freezing, spending the last of his time with his wife, happily.

Sarah lives on peacefully, studying to be a doctor, with Victor funding her education.

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Victor passed away. He spent the rest of his remaining days with his wife. Sarah eventually becomes a doctor and finds the cure to Victor's illness. Dor held his dying wife, using his power to his time to do so.

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Reading The Time Keeper was very inspiring for a procrastinator like me, and as someone who doubts too much. Every word, every paragraph of this story taught the value of my time and dignity. I have learned to appreciate every bit of sand in a bottle, because they're small enough to slip away in the blink of an eye, and I've realized that I may not be able to turn them over again.