Technological Advancements In Ray Bradbury's 'A Sound Of Thunder'

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Technological Advancements simplify human effort and open up new opportunities for the world, but what happens when a flaw is met in these machines? In the novel “There Will

Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury, The world is heavily advanced and houses run themselves even without a host inside the house, but how long can these houses stand without the aid of a living human being? To compare, In “A Sound of Thunder” also by Ray Bradbury, the world can be portrayed as equally as advanced and humans have the ability to hunt prehistoric animals through the ability of time travel, but a simple mistake in this fantasy can change the course of events of the world. Although the scenarios

If not taken seriously, technology can do just as much damage to humans as it does benefit them. In Ray Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder”, an act of carelessness turns out to result in a time paradox leaving the travelers helpless. Once the travelers arrived ready to hunt, out of fear one traveler ran towards the opposite way provoking the beast, “The Monster lunged forward, the rifles jerked up and blazed fire.”(Bradbury, 81, A Sound of Thunder) In an instance the monster perished causing disbelief across everyone’s faces, a paradox was created. To compare in Bradbury’s “There will come Soft Rains”, a dystopian world with houses that control themselves seems convenient but this convenience results in the disastrous inconvenience of the destruction of the house. The self automated house was an amazing idea and was excellent at managing all the needs, but all good things came to an end and “ At ten o’clock the house began to die.” (Bradbury, 52, There Will Come Soft Rains) This once again proves that the use of

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