Timeline

Timeline Timeline Is it possible to go back in time' If we could, who would we send' What time period would we go to' And would we try to change the past' Michael Crichton’s Timeline is a science fiction novel that propels the reader into a world where time travel is possible, and it’s not as great as it may seem. The use of characterization, detail, and suspense keeps the reader intrigued and wanting more. In the novel, Crichton uses a variety of characters to add realism to an otherwise unrealistic story. The characters range from Robert Doniger, whose “...harsh management style became famous” (24), to Chris Hughes, a graduate student in history. Another main character, Professor Edward Johnston, is described as, “...broad- shouldered and fit...”(48), and “...giving the impression of vigor and energy”(48). After Professor Johnston is lost in the 14th century, a crew of his assistants are sent back after him. When their way back home is temporarily disrupted, they must ban together to take on knights trying to kill them, Sir Oliver de Vannes, known as “...the Butcher of Crecy...”(169), and a defrocked monk, called “...the Archpriest...”(170). Besides his use of characterization, Crichton uses detail to make the story come reader, novel, crichton, suspense, professor, johnston, detail, characters, characterization, world, timeline, time, suspenseful, story, read, knights, high, great, crichton’s, book, because, back, after, young, wonder, woman, windows, whose, while, way, wanting, walls, wall, visualize, violence, vigor