A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury

 
A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury is an exciting story that shows how sometimes a simple, small thing can effect the future in ways we could never predict. In A Sound of Thunder, four men head back in time, 60, 022, 005 years, to kill a dinosaur. The year is 2055, and the crew is run by Mr. Davis, and the main character is Eckels. The goal is for the team to head back in time, kill a dinosaur that is already predicted to die naturally only a few minutes before they shoot it twice, one in each brain. Eckels is eager to hunt a dinosaur since he has hunted all over the world and he feels he needs more of a hunting challenge. The important information Eckels receives from Mr. Davis is that there must never be a mistake what so ever since one small change that happen from killing anything as small as an ant, will have a greater impact on their future that they cannot predicted. Nevertheless, when it came time to kill the dinosaur, Eckels falls apart emotionally, steps off their narrow track, and kills a small butterfly which leads to a subtle change they discover when they get home. Mr. Davis, completely enraged, finally kills Eckels and he lays down helplessly in a chair in the Time Safari Inc. office. It is an outstanding short story. Two simple quotes I really like are, "Time was a film run backwards. Suns fled and ten million moons fled after them.", and "The sun stopped in the sky." Both of the these were written when they are on their 60, 002, 005 year trip to hunt the dinosaur. The video, A Sound of Thunder, is good to watch after reading the short story. Next week's reading is Hunters in The Snow by Tobias Wolff. Everyone remember: There is no class on Wednesday since there it's a holiday. See you next Friday!