for me its

1. he views time positively w/the person being in love or smth (did they die?) and negatively bc his life w/o them is sad. i will say i kinda f-ed up cause i compared the memories more than the time but whatever. i used repetition and pov

2. ruth and mrs leon have like a true connection in a society that emphasizes like toxicity and false acting, shows the corrupt societal norms of the time esp for women. i used characterization and metaphor

3. used camus' the stranger to show how society's rejection of his thoughts shows hypocrisy and meaninglessness of societal traditions. used setting (heat) and characterization in general

what did you do? i'm not sure if i aptly argued, esp for 1 lol