Characters

Jack Lund, Betty Lund, Ron Lund, Grandpa Skoro, Andie Murphy-Skoro-Lund

Scud (Franklin) Scudder, Old Man Murphy, Mr. & Mrs. Tsurumi, Pinky, Mr. Was

Gleason Twins, Ole, Mr. Boggs, Medical Doctors, Military/Gov't Personnel

Conflict

Person-against-self - an internal conflict of feelings.

Person-against-person - the typical protagonist vs. antagonist scenario.

Person-against-society - the protagonist battles against the larger organizations of society
(or a system of beliefs held by society).

Person-against-nature - the protagonist is threatened by a component of nature.

Themes & Symbols

Adolescent/Teen Issues

Alcoholism

Spousal & Child Abuse

Fate/Destiny (ancestor blight?)

Responsibility

"What goes around, comes around"

Friendship, Love, & Loyalty

Memory Institute (Memory, Minnesota)

Time Travel

Narrative Style

Explanatory Preface/Notes to Reader

Framework: Non-Linear Narrative Flow

The Notebooks - Journals & Letters

Time Shifts (Time Travel Element)