Time and Again
by Jack Finney
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"Sleep. And when you awake everything you know of the twentieth century will be gone from your mind. Tonight is January 21, 1882. There are no such things as automobiles, no planes, computers, television. 'Nuclear' appears in no dictionary. You have never heard the name Richard Nixon."
Did illustrator Si Morley really step out of his twentieth-century apartment one night -- right into the winter of 1882? The U.S. Government believed it, especially when Si returned with a portfolio of brand-new sketches and tintype photos of a world that no longer existed -- or did it?
Book Club Questions for Time and Again (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Time and Again (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Time and Again:
- Did Jack Finney emphasize any specific themes throughout Time and Again? What do you think Jack Finney is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Time and Again and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Time and Again? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Time and Again reveal Jack Finney's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Jack Finney is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Time and Again affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Jack Finney's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Time and Again (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Time and Again (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Time and Again:
- Did Jack Finney make persuasive arguments in Time and Again? Did Time and Again change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Time and Again?
- How does Jack Finney present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Jack Finney biased within Time and Again? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Time and Again make you want to read next? Why?
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