![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is fortunately averted with the adults outside of the village who quickly take action to end the experiment once the truth is revealed. Adults Are Useless: The only adults around are A) unable to help, B) so far into denial/fear that they can't see the problem to help, or C) actively causing The Masquerade.For the trope that means "running out of time", see Race Against the Clock. Rumors exist that The Village is inspired by this. But something more dangerous is afoot when Jessie's search ends. Jessie is sent to go get the cure for diphtheria in secret in the outside world from a scientist named Mr. When her village is struck with a bout of diphtheria, her mother tells her the truth: The year is really 1996, and Clifton is nothing but a replica of a historic village, or a tourist attraction. Jessie Keyser has lived 13 years thinking that she lives in a rural village called Clifton in 1840s Indiana. It is not related to either the Ozzy Osbourne song or the 1999 film by the Hong Kong director Johnnie To. ![]() Running Out of Time is a 1995 Science Fiction young adult novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix. ![]()
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