Flashback by Dan Simmons

1. Lens

1.1. Socio-political

1.1.1. VERY right winged

1.1.1.1. Obama's administration is at fault for everything

1.1.1.2. Global warming is a myth

1.1.1.3. Bashed national healthcare

1.1.1.4. Texas is the only safe/green state in the country-- like a haven

1.1.2. Foreign policy

1.1.2.1. UN and USA turned against Israel

1.1.2.2. Palestinians used nuclear weapons to destroy Israel and displace millions of Jewish people

1.1.3. Rich poor gap

1.1.3.1. Many living in cubbies

1.1.3.2. Rich live in mansions of mountains

2. Characters

2.1. Leonard

2.1.1. Old

2.1.2. Knowledgeable of things in the past

2.2. Nick Bottom

2.2.1. Coarse

2.2.2. Flashback addict

2.3. Val Bottom

2.3.1. Lost innocence

2.3.2. Corrupted by everything around him

2.3.3. Brash

3. Conflicts

4. Social commentary

4.1. Satirical

4.2. Many "What ifs"