Tock is one of the symbols in the novel The Phantom Tollbooth he represents time. Tock is a big dog with a clock on him and in the Doldrums his job is to see that nobody wastes time: “He’s sniffing around to see that nobody wastes time.” (Juster 28). In the beginning while Milo had nothing else to do he had said something that had something to do with Tock: “It seems to me that almost everything is a waste of time.” (Juster 9). When Milo first met Tock, Tock asked him a question and Milo’s reply was: “Just killing time.” (Juster 30). If you gather all the textual evidence together it all adds up that Tock is following Milo so he does not waste time and wasting time is a major symbol in the book. Why? You might ask well the reason why the tollbooth