Half-breed…Half-jumps
Jackson learns about his time-traveling abilities with the reader, as such does not understand why he is not making full jumps. He only learns about half-jumps from his father who informs him that it is because he is a half-breed.
Worried about the Future
In the beginning, Jackson does not worry about the future even when Adam convinces him to note down everything for future purposes. Ironically, when he is stuck in the past he starts worrying about the future more than he has ever had to.
Younger Self
Everyone would wish to be their younger self with the knowledge they have acquired since that age. Jackson gets this opportunity but ironically he is still a minor or a child in the eyes of the people in the past. This circumstance creates several instances of situational irony.
Past Selves and Future Selves
Jumping back in time allows Jackson to encounter the past selves of the people in his life including his dead girlfriend. Though he would wish to interact with them in the same way, they are very different people from their future selves.
Hollywood Gets it Wrong
The common trope in popular films about time traveling is that the characters should not change the past at all. However, the narrative opens by dismantling this assumption by demonstrating that changing the past has no butterfly effect.
