Characters

Henry: Henry is a time traveler and has been ever since he was a young boy. With this time travel occurring throughout the book, as readers we can see him in different stages in his life and how he has grown and changed as a person. "When I am out there, in time, I am inverted, changed into a desperate version of myself. I become a thief, a vagrant, an animal who runs and hides." Henry can relive a time in his past at any given time in the present. This is what makes Henry a unique character. The big turning point in Henry would be when he meets Clare in the present and he slowly becomes a mature man that knows a lot about the world around him. 

Clare: Throughout the book, readers are privileged to read how Clare grows up from a young child to an artsy woman. Clare is a very strong willed person and knows what she wants in her life. Henry is her life, and has been since she was a young girl. The meeting of Henry makes who Clare is and formed her personality and life style. She knew before they met in the present time that her and Henry were going to get married. Knowing this changed her whole outlook on life while growing up. "Do you ever miss him? she asks me. [Clare:] Every day, every minute." Clare has been in love with Henry ever since she met him in the meadow she played in by her childhood home. Her lover for him is her main drive for things in life and having him makes her who she is. Even though she always has Henry, she is a very independent person because she is constantly alone while he is time traveling. 

 Father: Henry’s father is mentioned multiple times by Henry relating back to when he lived with him, and we finally meet his father in the later chapters. Readers are able to hear and descriptions of how he was like when Henry’s mother was still alive. "If you traveled back to then, why couldn't you have stopped her from getting into that goddamn car?" In the present time, Henry and Clare visit his father and there is a noticeable change from when Henry was a child and growing up to now, when his father is alone and not working. He is a very sad and unhappy man, who wastes his days drinking and sleeping and no longer doing what he loves to do, perform music. After his wife past away he slowly lost everything. This character shows the hardship in love and what it is like to lose a loved one.        

Henry's Mother: Although Henry’s mother is no longer alive; Henry visits her at different times in her life on his time travels. She is still a major part in Henry’s life even though she has been gone for so long. His mother and father are it’s own love story within a love story. As Henry watches them from a far grow up with each other he sees the impact that she had on his life and his fathers. She is very inspiring to Henry and his life as a child and she continues to inspire him while he revisits her over and over again.  

Gomez: Gomez becomes a good friend to Henry as the book progresses. He starts out being a protective friend of Clare’s and warns Clare that Henry is bad news. As he learns more about Henry he becomes more trusting of him. Gomez learns of Henry’s time travel and is one of the only people that know about Henry in that way which makes hi a close friend to Henry. Henry feels a trust between them and the friendship grows. Gomez is the type of person that needs to know and be involved in everything. He is a very strong-minded person and this is how he comes across Henry and his time traveling.