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Thunderhead By Neal Shunterman Sparknotes

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Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman As a science fiction book, Thunderhead takes place approximately a year after the plot of Scythe. The title of the book originates from the Thunderhead, an AI that holds all the information known to humankind and aids every human in the world except for Scythes, people who must kill, or glean, to prevent the population from growing too large. Because of the multiple characters, the perspective often changes, meaning that the book takes place in multiple areas such as North Merica and Endura. The book revolves around Rowan, also called, Scythe Lucifer, and Citra, now called Scythe Anastasia, and their lifestyles. In addition to these two main characters, another character by the name of Greyson proves very …show more content…

Additionally, Thunderhead proves that an individual possesses the power to accomplish anything. In fact, a single person in the book succeeded in completely changing the world. Most importantly, the suspense Shusterman creates only intrigues the reader and causes the audience to delve deep into the book, making Thunderhead impossible to put down. Furthermore, Neal Shusterman's ability to incorporate symbolism and mini lessons about humanity adds depth to the book. For example, Scythes not only symbolize death but show the negatives of power. A few Scythes who abused their power became corrupt and damaged the world for many years. Finally, by ending on a cliffhanger and possibly the most dramatic moment of the entire series despite making people frustrated, the ending proved magnificent. All of the previous reasons earn Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman five out of five …show more content…

The statement from the Thunderhead proves that perfectionism comes at the cost of losing meaning in life. Happiness relies on sadness to exist. In other words, sadness prevents the feeling of happiness from becoming worthless. The same concept applies to life and death, meaning that the purpose of life vanishes in a world cured of death. The quote explains that the harsh reality of life creates the meaning of living life. Imperfections must exist to create a perfect world; on the other hand, perfection constructs

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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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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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The motif I chose was Dystopia, I picked this because the story Scythe showed multiple examples of why it was dystopian. The book showed how the Scythes world was very unrealistic and showed lots of injustice to those who were gleaned because they could not get away, that was the rule made by the Scythes. In the beginning of Scythe, Rowan witnessed a “gleaning” he was then framed for being involved, even though he had actually tried to stop the gleaning. The word gleaning is another word for kill, Scythes used gleaning as their way of keeping the population down, and to be in control of the people.

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Although both Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park, and Ray Bradbury, author of A Sound of Thunder, use foreshadowing, A Sound of Thunder creates more suspense for readers. Both are excellent, but Bradbury uses outstanding diction to emphasize the importance of certain events in the plot. While the pair of stories are equally well written, A Sound of Thunder uses it's foreshadowing to allure readers into continuing the short story.   In A Sound of Thunder, there are many instances of suspenseful foreshadowing.

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