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A Sound of Thunder

by Ray Bradbury

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The exposition of "A Sound of Thunder" introduces a future where time travel is possible, and a company offers hunting safaris to the past. The climax occurs when protagonist Eckels, despite...

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A Sound of Thunder

The dinosaur targeted in "A Sound of Thunder" is a Tyrannosaurus rex, chosen specifically because it is "destined" to die naturally shortly after the hunters plan to shoot it. This selection is part...

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