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Compare And Contrast A Sound Of Thunder And Nethergrave

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Science fiction takes the reader to imaginary times and places through technology and science.“A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury is about an organization called the Time Safari which offers the opportunity to go back in time and kill any animal of your choosing. A boy named Eckels decides to pay for this opportunity but faces challenges when he arrives in the past with his safari guide. “Nethergrave” by Gloria Skurzynski is about a boy named Jeremy who doesn’t enjoy the world that he is in and the problems he has. As a result of this, he decides to join virtual reality and he creates a new life for himself to get away from his fears, problems, and worries that he had in his real life. Based on the use of technology, the themes of the stories, and the conflict of the story “A Sound of Thunder” is a better science fiction story. When it comes to technology, “A Sound of Thunder” uses it more …show more content…

The main theme of “A Sound of Thunder” is that little things can have a big effect. This is shown in the story when the tour guide says, “you, friend, have stepped on all the tigers in that region. By stepping on one single mouse” (291). This shows how the little things in life even though they might not have an effect immediately can cause many things to change and so it is important to make sure you're making the right choices in order to not cause long-lasting effects. However, the theme of “Nethergrave'' is don’t believe everything that you are told. This is shown in the story when Jeremy, the main character, lies to his online friends and tells them, “he was a high school junior. They thought he was a star athlete and a student-body officer” (319). This shows how easy it is for people to lie and so you have to make sure that you don’t trust everything that people say blindly. These examples demonstrate, “A Sound of Thunder '' has a message that is stronger than

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The stories, “A Sound of Thunder,” by Ray Bradbury, and “Nethergrave,” by Gloria Skurzynski, were both great stories that had illustrious examples of a science fiction. Both of the stories characters were using different types of science, and technology. There is the use of time travel where a person was able to travel from the future, and go back to pre- historic times. The other was a better example of a science fiction story focused on the use of technology in the story. “A Sound of Thunder,” has better examples of technology that relate to science fiction than in “Nethergrave.”

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Foreshadowing A Sound of Thunder A Sound of Thunder is a fascinating short story written by Ray Bradbury. In this read, a protagonist by the name of Mr. Eckel wants to travel back to the time of dinosaurs. The nations has now come up with a Time Machine in the year of 2055 and when Eckel steps in that machine, boundaries and rules may be broken if he isn't careful. With precise words and the use of foreshadowing, we can predict what may happen next.

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In the short story, “A sound of Thunder”, Ray Bradbury used figurative language to make a bigger impact on the story. When Eckels goes into the office he sees and hears, “... A sound like a gigantic bonfire burning all of Time, all the years and all the parchment calendars- all the hours piled high and set aflame.” The author, Ray Bradbury, wanted his audience to have a specific image set in the audience’s head. By using a simile he help the reader imagine how Eckle’s is going to get to the past.

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The theme of Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder" is enhanced by his use of foreshadowing throughout the story. The story follows a man named Eckles on his journey to the past on a hunt for a real dinosaur. As the events in the past unfold, Eckles ultimately alters the future forever by taking a small step off the Path. The path is there to make sure the time travelers do not affect the future. Unfortunately, Eckles learns the true consequences of his actions when he returns to a changed future.

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Although when they return to the future and it has changed, they learn that Eckles had killed a butterfly. By killing something so small, and seemingly pointless, the whole future was different and the consequences were irreversible. The path in the setting was meant to prevent any changes in the future from occurring, but by stepping off it, it created the overall theme of the story. The Setting of “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury impacts the story tremendously.

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