Teamwork In Timeline

In the novel Timeline by Michael Crichton the author develops the theme of teamwork using the motif of communication. The team uses their radios to communicate important info, the group uses their earpieces to listen to each other when they are trying to share things, and the team collaborates to make plans, explain info, and get things done quicker and more efficiently. Criton developed the theme of teamwork through the supporting motif of communication by showing the teams using equipment and collaborating.
One reason why the theme of the novel is teamwork is that the group uses radios to communicate with each other. For example, Kate used a radio to tell them that he was being hunted. Kate gives Marek and Chris a warning that people are coming to kill them. This shows the theme of teamwork because Kate was trying to help Marek and Chris, and she could not do this without communicating with each other. If Kate did not tell them, Chris and Marek would most likely be dead.(Crichton 84) When the team uses the …show more content…
For example, the author talks about how the team uses earpieces to help and communicate with each other. Kate most likely saved Marek’s life using her earpiece to tell him that he was being hunted. Kate gives Marek and Chris a warning that people are coming to kill them (288). Without the earpieces, two people might have died. Chris and Marek lost each other and they could not find one another. When they were using the earpieces, they were able to find each other in the Middle Ages, a period in time where there was no modern technology (212-213). When Chris and Marek were trapped in a room, they used their earpieces to communicate with Kate. They were able to explain the plan to Kate while she was fighting off the guards to get to the door. Overall, the theme of teamwork is shown by the motif of