The minutiae of a single day and evening are covered in "The Window," which is a long prose work, whereas "Time Passes" condenses a decade into just twenty pages. In contrast to human growth and feeling, Woolf opts to depict the impact of time on inanimate objects like the house and its contents. "Time Passes" confirms Lily and the Ramsays' worries that time will lead to their deaths, as well as the common concern among the protagonists that time will erase their legacy.