![]() ![]() In 1965 a man named Lionel Goettreider developed an engine that produced unlimited energy, providing the inciting incident for the high-tech future Tom would eventually be born into. ![]() Tom continues to reveal details of his old world and the life he had there. This decision about tense adds to the feeling that things are constantly being altered, and there is not one single version of reality that is set in stone. While most memoirs are written in past tense, Tom tells his story primarily in present tense, only slipping into past tense when describing something that occurred prior to the current narrative. As the novel opens, all we know is that Tom claims to be from some highly advanced alternative reality complete with hover cars and robot butlers, but somehow he jeopardized all this and is now stuck in our version of reality. He continuously begs the reader’s forgiveness, claiming he is not a very good writer, but one tactic he (or rather, Mastai) uses effectively is continuous cliff hangers. Tom Barren serves as the fictional author of a memoir recounting his experience traveling through time and altering reality. ![]() The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Mastai, Elan. ![]()
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