When Does "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" (1994) Take Place?
"The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" is a science fiction novel written by Nancy Farmer and released March 1st, 1994.
It takes place in the year:
We know this because, very early in the novel, a "house robot" alarm clock declares, "It's September second, 2194. The time is six-fifteen A.M. Breakfast is at seven."
2194 AD
We know this because, very early in the novel, a "house robot" alarm clock declares, "It's September second, 2194. The time is six-fifteen A.M. Breakfast is at seven."
Additionally, there is a short epilogue that presents the state of the characters roughly two years later. Tendai is "thirteen" according to the narrator's very early quick rundown of the three main characters' ages and his fourteenth birthday occurs at the end of the main action. In the epilogue, the narrator clearly states: "When Tendai was sixteen"... That would make it 2196 AD.
16 - 14 = 2.
and
2194 + 2 = 2196.
