11/22/63

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Stephen King decided to take this idea further with the book ’11/22/63,’ a novel that creates an imagined scenario of what happens if we could change the past. Written in the first-person point of view, Stephen King takes the reader on a ride through time, making you believe anything, even time travel is possible.

Key Facts about 11/22/63

• Title: 11/22/63.
• Writer: Stephen King.
• Book Inspiration: Stephen King’s inspiration for writing ’11/22/63′ was curiosity, the curiosity of what would have happened if John F. Kennedy, the United States President, had not been murdered.
• Publication Date: November 8, 2011.
• Literary Period: Contemporary.
• Story Point of View: First-person point of view.
• Total Number of Pages: 849.
• Genre: Science fiction, alternate history.
• Setting: Maine, Jodie, Texas.
• Climax: The climax occurs when Jake shoots at Oswald and misses, with Oswald returning fire and Jake screaming at Sadie to duck.
• Antagonist: Lee Harvey Oswald.
• Protagonists: Jake, Al. (see more ’11/22/63′ characters here)

Stephen King and 11/22/63

Pouring out his curiosity about what happens if the past is changed, Stephen King brought ‘11/22/63,’ his time-traveling and alternate history book, to life. The concept of time travel is an intriguing topic that has been with humanity since its transcendence from a primitive species to a scientifically inclined species. Stephen King not only imagined how the present would be changed by the disruption of the normal flow of time; he also imagined how insignificant actions have consequences.

Though widely recognized in the horror genre, Stephen King showed his flexibility and writing expertise. Stephen crafted ’11/22/63′ exquisitely, crafting a story that did not just focus on the events and action, but the characters; this approach to writing made the story feel like recorded history and not a fictional piece of literature.

Books Related To 11/22/63

Being a sci-fi piece of literature, there are many books closely related to ’11/22/63.’ Some of these books include:

• ‘Quantum Time,’ by Douglas Phillips, tells the story of a man from the future who tries to save the world from a nuclear holocaust.
•  ‘Now, Then and Everywhen’ by Rysa Walker is a book about two time-traveling historians who come across each other in the worst decades of the twentieth century. They both try to save the world from the total obliteration of the past.
•  ‘The Time Machine‘ by H.G Wells tells the story of a time traveler who narrates what happened when he journeyed 800,000 years into the future.
• ‘Time and Again’ by Jack Finney tells the story of a man, Si Morley, who enters a secret government project that sends him from the mid-twentieth century to New York 1882, where he solves a twentieth-century mystery by discovering its nineteenth-century roots.

The Lasting Impact of 11/22/63