A SOUND OF THUNDERBY: RAY BRADBURY

Juan Díaz

Carlos F. Sanabria

Coral Ramos Ayala

Eduardo J. Sánchez

Gustavo A. Rivera Ríos

Yamirelis Otero Ramos

Joannelle Mercado Sosa

Kimberly M. Bellavista Natal

Nadya Guardiola Maldonado

AUTHOR: RAY BRADBURY

• Ray Douglas Bradbury(1920-2012) was an american writer distinguish in fantasy,science fiction, horror and mystery fiction genres.

• His stories were quietly poetic, very detailed, overtly symbolic and most of themsuffused with nostalgia.

• Other Works by him are: Fahrenheit 451(1953), The Martian Chronicles(1950) and TheIlustratedMan(1951).

• He was awarded with many prizes such as:Dandelion AwardEmmy AwardThe National Medal of ArtsEtc.

AUTHOR: RAY BRADBURY ABOUTA SOUND OF THUNDER

• In this story Bradbury focus on many aspects and raises to notice someconcerns he had about technology.

• He also focus on the delicate balance of the world about how a littlechange can cause mayor damages in the long run.

CHARACTERS

• Primary Characters:

Eckles: main character/ hunter/ arrogant.

Travis: safari guide/ visionary leader.

Butterfly: the cause of change/ green, gold,black and beautiful.

CHARACTERS

• Secondary characters:

Lesperance (hope): safari guide.

Billing: hunter accompanying the group of Eckels

Kramer: hunter also accompanying the group.

Deutsche: politician/ruthless/ president after the butterfly effect.

Keith: politician/ kind and caring/ president before the journey to the past.

History: changes at the end.

SETTINGS

• A Sound Of Thunder is a story set in thefuture, the year 2055 to be exact.

• When in the future we are in the companycalled Time Safari Inc. located probably inthe USA.

• However, it also takes place in the JurassicEra, around 60 million years ago.

• The choice of settings and times by theauthor was influenced in many differentways by his development during his lifetime.Example of this influences are his interest inHollywood, movies and comic books.

PLOT

Exposition:

Eckles’ is

going to

travel

through time

to go to a

safari to shoot

dinosaurs.

Rising action:

The company told Eckles’ that

time travel is dangerous and

that they were not

guaranteed safety.

Rising action:

Eckles’ and the rest of thecrew got into the timemachine, and they set offon their trip to a time sixtymillion, two thousand andfifty-five years before thepresent day.

Climax:

Eckels is so amazed and

frightened by the beast

that he ultimately

decides he cannot shoot

it.

Falling action:

Eckels' boots are muddy

because he stepped off

the path.

Resolution:

Eckles’ looks down at his shoes and sees a

butterfly stuck to the bottom, dead and realizes

he has changed the future. Travis, furious aims

his weapon at Eckels, and there is a sound of

thunder.

THEMES

• Small things can have a big impact onfuture.

• Technological advances can causehumanity allot of problems if we don’t use itright.

• Humans should not play with the course ofnature, it can have catastrophic results.

• Rich people are often spoiled, and tend tothink they own everything.

• Following instructions is crucial.

• Every single thing in the in the world exist fora reason.

ELEMENTS OF FICTION: POINT OF VIEW

• Third person

• The narrator of the story is omniscient.

•Example from the story:

“A warm phlegm gathered in Eckles’ throat; heswallowed and pushed it down.”

ELEMENTS OF FICTION:TONE

• Through the story we can sense a critical tonefrom the author.

•He shows a concern about the technology.

DEVICES USED IN FICTION:SYMBOLISMS

Time machine- represents the technology driven society which RayBradbury criticize.

Butterfly- represents the effect that a simple change in the past has onthe future.

The sound of thunder- it could symbolize a warning. It appears in thestory when the dinosaur roared and when Eckles is shot at the end.

DEVICES USED IN FICTION:FORESHADOWING

• When Eckles asked if they made it back alive.

“Travis and Lesperance gave each other a look.”

• Every time a sound of thunder is mentioned.

“A sound of thunder. Out of the mist, one hundred yards away, cameTyrannosaurus rex.”

“There was a sound of thunder.”

DEVICES USED IN FICTION:IRONY

• Situational Irony

When you read the story you expect Eckles to possibly die in thepast when the dinosaur sees him, but actually he dies at the end ofthe story, in the Time Safari Inc., when they go back to their time.Travis is the one who shoots him.

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