Under The Eye Of The Clock Analysis

The book Under the Eye of the Clock written by Christopher Nolan, is an autobiography written in the style of a biography about a boy named Joseph Meehan. In the novel which is written in prose form, Nolan describes his life as though he were watching it unfold rather than as a participant. The places and people identified within the novel seem to be the actual places and people from Nolan’s own life. The setting for most of the novel takes place in Dublin and Corcloon in Ireland. The title of the book, no doubt is a reference to the clock tower on the campus of Mount Temple, in which Joseph Meehan attends school through most of the book. Through his writing Nolan delivers the experiences of an individual who is afflicted with cerebral palsy. The main character, Joseph Meehan who is a self-described mute and crippled lives at home with his family. Joseph, like Nolan, is born in Westmeath Co and lives with
While enrolled as a student in the CRC, there was a performance being given in which the entire school was to attend, but as his friend and spokesman was absent that day, nobody thought to bring Joseph, so he had to sit alone in the classroom throughout the performance. Throughout the performance, Joseph is left with only his thoughts to keep him company, a skill in which he is masterful. Joseph’s isolation is grounded not in the notion that nobody interacts with him, as that is clearly not the case, but rather in the lack of control of his own body. Joseph has an unable body, but a mind that works as beautifully as any other human being with which he comes into contact. His very dependency on others’ and their willingness to provide him with normal childhood experiences and overlook his unable body is also what fuels his feeling of