closer to death. The bubonic plague, which is also known as the Black Death is a lot like a clock. This is because
you die once infected with the illness in a few days. Giving you a very short time to live. So when you look at a
clock every second is a second you have lost to the illness and every minute seems like an eternity as you face
death in the eye. That is why the clock is a lot like the bubonic plague.