Clairon

Clairon is a small, contained town. It is where Tara’s awareness of her actions is heightened by the close-knit environment. She becomes troubled by the way items disappear from the supermarket when she buys them, a problem amplified by the town’s limited resources and her sense of being a disruptive presence in an otherwise orderly community.

Paris

Paris represents both familiarity and dislocation for Tara. It is the setting where the time loop first traps her, giving a sense of ordinary life disrupted by the extraordinary, and where she later returns in the hope of regaining control or observing the pattern in order to escape. The city’s busy, populated environment contrasts with the isolation she experiences in Clairon, highlighting her separation from others even amid crowds.

Tom and Tara’s House

Tom and Tara’s house in Clairon functions as both a domestic sanctuary and...