"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman

In today's world, an organized society means to be constant. It means that we must follow ongoing and constant rules, we must live by the constant law, and remain constant in our beliefs and our endeavors. Taken to an extreme, we must remain constant with time, and obide by the clock.
The piece ""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" reminds me somewhat of the phrase 'If you're early, your on time. If your on time, you're late. If you are late, you are forgotten.' Along with that, it reminds me of certain societies where one is not an indevidual, but rather, just another of many. For example, readings like "Ferenhiet 451" or "Anthem" remind me of such a thing...where one lives by the law, but not by what they want from there lives. Then, out of all the chaos, there is one rebellion that changes the way of the world by being themselves.
""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" is about a society run by time, enough to where smashing the system is a felony resulting in death. The Ticktockman is practically a dictator that is the Master Timekeeper of the world. Everything must go according to plan. The irony is, however, in the end, he himself ends up being late.
The idea of extapolation is in this piece because it plays a role in futuristic society. We find ourselves on our way to such a life because of the way we grow up being directed by bells and whistles. I liked this piece very much because it kept me thinking, and it relates to the importance of time in my own life.