Running Against Time story
A man travels back in time to to stop President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
11 total · 6 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | DAvid and Laura were in a loving relationship. |
| brother and brother | major | David traveled back in time to prevent his brother Chris from dying in the Vietnam War and in the end he succeed in this effort. |
| political assassination | major | The John F. Kennedy assassination is core component of the story. |
| time machine | major | Dr. Hendryk Koopman build a special chamber in the basement of a university physics building that he used to send David (and later Laura and himself) back in time to the year 1963. |
| time travel | major | David traveled back in time to stop President John F. Kennedy's assassination. |
| time traveler meddling in history | major | David traveled back in time to stop President John F. Kennedy's assassination. |
| ironic twist of fate | minor | David went back in time to stop John F. Kennedy from getting assassinated, but ended up himself getting charged with the crime. |
| remembrance | minor | David reflected fondly on his times together with his brother Chris who had died fighting in the Vietnam War. |
| scientist occupation | minor | We saw Dr. Hendryk Koopman building a time travel chamber in the basement of a university physics building. |
| the Vietnam War | minor | Prof. David Rhodes asserted that President Kennedy would have pulled the United States out from this war had he not been assassinated. |