Ng’s Use of Time in Bone Ng uses time in several ways. First she lays the groundwork in the present, which introduces the reader to the character. It isn’t so much a character development but more of a character breakdown to a partial development. It is almost a cycle but not quite. She implements this by flashing back in time but she doesn’t do this erratically. It is more of a flashback from a chosen point in a linear manner from the chosen point. She also uses time to answer or clarify reasons why Ona jumped to her death. It is like any tragedy that occurs. First, the people involved are shocked and this usually ends up leading to analyzing the past in search of reas