Tinkers by Paul Harding

In my fictional book, Tinkers by Paul Harding, an old man named George on the short fall to death is starting to hallucinate. He watches as the home he made crumbles around him, of course no one else can see this because it isn't really happening. The book then takes an unforeseen turn that brings the reader back to when George was young. We, the readers, learn about Goerges family and friends back before even our parents were born. I must warn anyone who might be interested in this book that it isn't a book that is light hearted or fun, but a deeply serious novel that is about the previous life of a dead man. Goerges life isn't the only one a reader will learn about, but also others, such as Howard who I presume is Goerge's father, to help set the mood and show layers of the novel. 





Question #3: This book is structurally set up where it continuesly switches between telling the story of a man named Goerge and then telling a story of man named Howard. The timeline for both men's stories go back and forth time wise. The author writes this book mainly in 3rd person, but there have been a couple incidents in which I feel as though the author switches to 1st person. I think the author tells the story the way he does because there are so many characters that need to have their background stated, and If the author had written in any other form besides 3 rd person, it would have become an extremely hard task to achieve. The story wouldnt be nearly as compelling as it is if the numerous amount of characters were not explained as deeply as they are.

Question #8: I know that in the story about Goerge, the time set is primarily in the mid 1900's because the states that he was born in 1915. As for Howard, I'm not completely sure about the exact time his story takes place, but it was before technology or advanced vehicles, and the author definitely gives the impression that Howard's story takes place in an earlier time than Goerge's.