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Exploring Historical Accuracy in Michael Crichton's "Timeline"

In Michael Crichton's "Timeline," the boundary between history and fiction blurs as characters engage in time travel. Set in both medieval France and 1998 America, the story follows Katherine "Kate" Erickson, Christopher "Chris" Stewart Hughes, and Dr. André Marek on a dangerous journey through time to rescue a professor. While the novel intertwines high-stakes adventure with scientific concepts of quantum physics, it raises questions about the importance of historical accuracy in storytelling. Readers experience a captivating plot filled with emotional depth and intellectual intrigue.

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Exploring Historical Accuracy in Michael Crichton's "Timeline"

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  1. tIMELINE Michael Crichton

  2. Is spinning a tale more important than historical accuracy?

  3. OUtline • DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK • PLOT • CHARACTERS • SETTING • INTELLECTUAL UNDERSTANDING • EMOTIONAL UNDERSTANDING

  4. Plot summary Fact one: time travel exists. Fact two: it’s dangerous.

  5. Plot thingy

  6. Katherine Erickson • Known as Kate • American • Dark tan and freckles • Short, blond hair and blue eyes • Wears a wig to make her hair longer, as short hair in the medieval ages was a sign of heresy • Not pretty, but attractive

  7. Christopher Stewart Hughes • Known as Chris • English • 24 • Knowledgeable about medieval science and technology • Orphan since his parents died in a car crash • Fussy • Stomach trouble

  8. Dr. AndréMarek • Dutch • 29 • Tall, muscular build • Fanatical about the Middle Ages. • Assistant professor of history at Yale • Very slight Dutch accent • Refuses to grow a beard as it wasn’t fashionable in the Middle Ages. This basically sums him up.

  9. Characters

  10. Setting Part One: Corazon, America – 1998 Part Two: Dordogne, France – 1998 Part Three: Black Rock, America – 1998 Part Four: Castelgard, Dordogne, France – 1357 Part Five: Castelgard, Dordogne, France – 1348 Part Six: Eltham Castle, England – 1998

  11. Intellectual Understanding • Architecture and Medieval technologies

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  13. Intellectual Understanding • Sieges • Tactics for both offense and defense

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  15. Intellectual understanding • Quantum physics • Time travel • Scientific without being accurate/real

  16. Quote Explanation of quantum thingo

  17. Emotional Understanding • Frantic to find the Professor before the 37 hours are up • Worried about anachronisms • Fearful for their lives • Confused about directives • Sad about deaths and the final conclusion (suspense…heh heh heh…)

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  19. Emotional Understanding • Interested in Medieval society • Fascinated by the events • Relieved to get back home • Proud for finding the Professor • Happy for Kate and Chris (they get married in the end)

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  21. Emotional Understanding • I felt suspended, like there was always something that I didn’t know • Curious to see where the story would be going • Drawn into Crichton’s descriptions and scenes • His physical, emotional and mental descriptions were fascinating

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  23. Conclusion • The plot changed between 1357 and 1998 • Interesting read • Unpredictable in a good way • Characters were realistic and believable

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