Comparing A Sound Of Thunder And Prey
Compare/ Contrast Essay Thunder and Prey
What would you do if you had to face down an incredibly deadly reptilian predator? That’s the situation presented in “A Sound of Thunder” and “Being Prey”. Though the dangers may be similar, there remains a stark contrast between the stories, as exemplified through the conflict, setting and lastly, the characters themselves.
Each main character made mistakes throughout the course of their text. Both Eckels, (from “A Sound of Thunder) and Plumwood, (from “Being Prey) disobeyed the direct orders of an authority figure, and ended up wounded or worse because of it. Plumwood was told “You can play about on the back waters… but don’t go into the main river channel”, while Eckels was also warned, “Stay on the path. Don’t go off it. I repeat. Don’t go off. For any reason!”, yet neither of them listened. As a result, both characters were in for a very treacherous journey. This information proved that the stories had overlapping aspects, especially showing the similarities …show more content…
“Being Prey” and “A Sound of Thunder” both have a life or death struggle to survive, and both stories have the character regretting the choices that got them into this mess in the first place. Individually, both had to fight a creature who could kill them at any moment, but that’s not all. After that attack, they each had to figure out how to overcome the consequences of their actions. Plumwood’s final result was a lot happier than Eckels as shown in the texts. Plumwood said, “ The wonder of being alive… has never left me…the experience of existence as an unexpected blessing cast a golden glow over my life.”, versus Eckels result, “He heard Travis shift his rifle, click the safety catch, and raise the weapon. There was a sound of thunder.” Eckel’s decision was his last one. As the text proves, the conflict follows the same path, but diverges at many
What would you do if you had to face down an incredibly deadly reptilian predator? That’s the situation presented in “A Sound of Thunder” and “Being Prey”. Though the dangers may be similar, there remains a stark contrast between the stories, as exemplified through the conflict, setting and lastly, the characters themselves.
Each main character made mistakes throughout the course of their text. Both Eckels, (from “A Sound of Thunder) and Plumwood, (from “Being Prey) disobeyed the direct orders of an authority figure, and ended up wounded or worse because of it. Plumwood was told “You can play about on the back waters… but don’t go into the main river channel”, while Eckels was also warned, “Stay on the path. Don’t go off it. I repeat. Don’t go off. For any reason!”, yet neither of them listened. As a result, both characters were in for a very treacherous journey. This information proved that the stories had overlapping aspects, especially showing the similarities …show more content…
“Being Prey” and “A Sound of Thunder” both have a life or death struggle to survive, and both stories have the character regretting the choices that got them into this mess in the first place. Individually, both had to fight a creature who could kill them at any moment, but that’s not all. After that attack, they each had to figure out how to overcome the consequences of their actions. Plumwood’s final result was a lot happier than Eckels as shown in the texts. Plumwood said, “ The wonder of being alive… has never left me…the experience of existence as an unexpected blessing cast a golden glow over my life.”, versus Eckels result, “He heard Travis shift his rifle, click the safety catch, and raise the weapon. There was a sound of thunder.” Eckel’s decision was his last one. As the text proves, the conflict follows the same path, but diverges at many