Read some more time travel books for example, H.G. Why does he do that (page 398)? What would you have done? In the end Si decides to return to the past to live. According to Si’s actions, what does he believe? Do you agree with him? What do you think of the ethics of this, assuming that it could be accomplished? Think of some examples where changing or stopping something minor might possibly have a more profound result. Then later on in the novel, it seems that they want to alter events in the past to change the future (pages 385-389). How do the other characters feel about him/her?Īt first it seems that the government is just investigating the possibilities of time travel. What kinds of things does the character say?ĭ. Then choose your favorite characters and do a character study.Ĭ. Some belong to one time period, some to another time period, and some overlap. This novel is full of characters that are richly developed.

Make a chart that identifies the main conflict, the other problems that evolve, and the characters to which they are related. Because of the travel back and forth in time, this story has several complications. What makes the most sense to you? Is anything believable?Īll interesting stories include a problem that needs to be solved causing the action (plot) to take place. Have you ever thought about time travel? Compare the different ideas – a portal, a vehicle through time, Finney’s idea and others.

This theory is based on an idea of Albert Einstein's - refer to pages 51 and 52. Many stories and movies have been made using time travel (remember Back to the Future and Stargate?) Finney introduces a different idea: the past, present, and future exist at the same time, and through self-hypnosis, a sensitive individual can move around in time.

Here are some examples to get you started:

Time and Again by Jack Finney