How we cite our quotes: [Part.Paragraph]
Quote #7
At 06:12 Noreen brings another whole different tray that's dinner, we can have dinner at five something or six something or even seven something, Ma says. (4.511)
In Room, Jack was always aware of the time, but it seems that he's even more aware of it in the Outside. He's starting to realize that time is merely a suggestion, not a hard and fast rule to abide by when setting things such as mealtimes.
Quote #8
"You'll be with your uncle and aunt all the time, you'll be perfectly safe. Or would you rather leave it till another day?" Yeah but no because another day the dinosaurs might be gone. "Today, please." (4.1379-1380)
Jack is starting to realize that, in the Outside world, things change as time passes, unlike in Room, where things seemed to remain static, or at least repeat like a twisted version of Groundhog Day. In the Outside world, if too much time passes, some things are gone forever.
Quote #9
In the world I notice persons are nearly always stressed and have no time. Even Grandma often says that, but she and Steppa don't have jobs, so I don't know how persons with jobs do the jobs and all the living as well. In Room me and Ma had time for everything. (5.559)
Good question, Jack. We don't quite understand it either. It seems that the more obligations you have, the less time you have to do them in, whether it's a job, family, or being home for the latest episode of So You Think You Can Dance.