Since Alba was born she would travel to the past and see Henry and would as travel to the future to visit her older self and her father; they developed a great father-daughter relationship because they would both see each other in the future and Henry was able to see his daughter grow up. Although Henry died when Alba was just five years old, he was able to see her when she was a teen and she was also able to see him and know him well because of her ability. To many of the people that actually knew the capabilities of them Alba was the amazingly strong child who knew her dad was going to die even before he did, yet manage to hold it together for Clare’s sake, she also witnessed Henry’s emotional fall when he lost his legs and Clare’s depression after Henry’s death. Although Henry hated his ability, Alba did not, she actually enjoyed it because it is what taught her about maturity and reality at such a young age. Audrey Niffenegger concentrates her novel on the foundation of family and strength. She uses not just Henry’s point of view of the situation but also Clare’s and Albas to express the emotions that would normally go through someone’s mind in this situation. After Henry’s death, Alba’s ability is described more as a “superpower” because she gets to revisit all those amazing memories she once shared with her parents and see how deeply Henry and Clare loved one
Since Alba was born she would travel to the past and see Henry and would as travel to the future to visit her older self and her father; they developed a great father-daughter relationship because they would both see each other in the future and Henry was able to see his daughter grow up. Although Henry died when Alba was just five years old, he was able to see her when she was a teen and she was also able to see him and know him well because of her ability. To many of the people that actually knew the capabilities of them Alba was the amazingly strong child who knew her dad was going to die even before he did, yet manage to hold it together for Clare’s sake, she also witnessed Henry’s emotional fall when he lost his legs and Clare’s depression after Henry’s death. Although Henry hated his ability, Alba did not, she actually enjoyed it because it is what taught her about maturity and reality at such a young age. Audrey Niffenegger concentrates her novel on the foundation of family and strength. She uses not just Henry’s point of view of the situation but also Clare’s and Albas to express the emotions that would normally go through someone’s mind in this situation. After Henry’s death, Alba’s ability is described more as a “superpower” because she gets to revisit all those amazing memories she once shared with her parents and see how deeply Henry and Clare loved one