Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass: Absence of Temporal Logic
When Joseph arrives at the sanatorium to visit his father he quickly realizes that the basic schedule of life there is different from the schedule of life in his hometown. Joseph is used to the day being structured in the usual fashion: a person gets up, goes to work or school, eats meals at culturally designated times, and then when night falls goes to sleep. During his first conversation with the chambermaid moments after reaching the sanatorium, Joseph realizes that the temporal logic of life flows differently here:
“I have come a long way, I have booked a room by telegram,” I said with some impatience. “Whom shall I see about it?”She did not know. “Perhaps you could wait in the restaurant,” she babbled. “Everybody is asleep just now. When the doctor gets up, I shall announce you.”“They are asleep? But it is daytime, not night.”“Here everybody is asleep all the time. Didn’t you know?” she said, looking at me with interest now. “Besides, it is never night here,” she added coyly.
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