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Robert Penn Warren\'s fascination with the concept of time is reflected in the structure of All the King\'s Men, which moves forward in time and backward in memory. And through the use of flashbacks, Warren seeks to show that past, present, and future are bound up with one another in the web of life. The flashback, then, is the distinctive feature of the novel\'s structure. Yet, Warren\'s frequent use of flashbacks--even flashbacks within flashbacks--can sometimes be confusing to readers.
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