John F. Kennedy and Yellow Card Man
I. Name of Book/Author
A. 11/22/63
B. Stephen King
II. Why did you choose the book?
A. I chose this book because I am interested in the science fiction genre and I have so many things about the author Stephen King. I was at first reluctant to read the book because of the magnitude of pages; however, as the story progressed I could tell that it was worth it.
III. Book Summary
A. Jake Epping is a high school teacher in Maine. Jake is also the narrator in this novel. One day in his class he assigns an essay topic “The Day That Changed My Life” One student named Harry Dunning writes about the night his father murdered his mother and siblings; Jake is deeply impacted by the story. About two years later Jake is summoned to his frequent diner by the owner Al Templeton. Al was becoming deathly ill and because of this Al shows Jake his discovery. Al’s discovery is a time portal located in the back of his diner. This portal sends the user back to the year 1958 at always the same moment and place and when the user returns only two minutes will have elapsed. There is a suspicious man with a yellow card in his hat band which they refer to as the “Yellow Card Man” and he is also aware of the time portal. The portal can be used to change history but if you make a change once you visit the past again the change will be reset like it never happened at all. After Al discovered this portal he became obsessed with preventing the JFK assassination and planned to spend five years in the past waiting to stop Lee Harvey Oswald. Al had to give up on his plan because he had developed lung cancer so now he put the mission in Jake’s hands. Jake decides to test the portal out on Harry’s family. When he enters the past he notices the “Yellow Card Man’s” card had turned orange. Jake buys a gun and follows Harry’s father ready to kill him to prevent the murder of Harry’s mother and siblings. Jake saves everyone except Harry’s older brother. When Jake returns to the past he calls Harry’s
A. 11/22/63
B. Stephen King
II. Why did you choose the book?
A. I chose this book because I am interested in the science fiction genre and I have so many things about the author Stephen King. I was at first reluctant to read the book because of the magnitude of pages; however, as the story progressed I could tell that it was worth it.
III. Book Summary
A. Jake Epping is a high school teacher in Maine. Jake is also the narrator in this novel. One day in his class he assigns an essay topic “The Day That Changed My Life” One student named Harry Dunning writes about the night his father murdered his mother and siblings; Jake is deeply impacted by the story. About two years later Jake is summoned to his frequent diner by the owner Al Templeton. Al was becoming deathly ill and because of this Al shows Jake his discovery. Al’s discovery is a time portal located in the back of his diner. This portal sends the user back to the year 1958 at always the same moment and place and when the user returns only two minutes will have elapsed. There is a suspicious man with a yellow card in his hat band which they refer to as the “Yellow Card Man” and he is also aware of the time portal. The portal can be used to change history but if you make a change once you visit the past again the change will be reset like it never happened at all. After Al discovered this portal he became obsessed with preventing the JFK assassination and planned to spend five years in the past waiting to stop Lee Harvey Oswald. Al had to give up on his plan because he had developed lung cancer so now he put the mission in Jake’s hands. Jake decides to test the portal out on Harry’s family. When he enters the past he notices the “Yellow Card Man’s” card had turned orange. Jake buys a gun and follows Harry’s father ready to kill him to prevent the murder of Harry’s mother and siblings. Jake saves everyone except Harry’s older brother. When Jake returns to the past he calls Harry’s