Compare And Contrast A Sound Of Thunder And Nethergrave

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

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