Sound Of Thunder Vs Being Prey Analysis

“Sound of Thunder” and “Being Prey” are like two peas in a pod, except they are two different types of peas. “Sound of Thunder,” written by Ray Bradbury, and “Being Prey,” written by Val Plumwood, are two similar stories but contains characteristics that make each of the stories unique. They are similar in terms of characters, setting, and suspense, but at the same time they all have certain things that the other story doesn’t have.
To start off, the characters in “Sound of Thunder” and “Being Prey” have their share of similarities. Both of the characters face an external conflict against a reptilian-like creature. In “Sound of Thunder,” it’s a Tyrannosaurus Rex, while in “Being Prey,” it’s just a crocodile. “Sound of Thunder” has its reptilian antagonist shown when the author explains, “Out of the mist, one hundred yards away, came
To start of, both of the stories build up suspense by moving the story’s protagonist and antagonist closer together. In “Sound of Thunder” the T-Rex is closing in on Eckles while in “Being Prey,” Val is closing in on the crocodile. It’s shown that Val is closing in on the crocodile when the narrator says, “As the current moved me toward it, the stick developed eyes. A crocodile!” (Plumwood 92). The current moved her toward the crocodile and created suspense later on in the story, which is almost similar to the other story. On the other hand, in “Sound of Thunder,” the suspense dies down a lot faster than it does in “Being Prey.” In “Being Prey,” the suspense gets dragged on as Val tries to escape the crocodile, which is a big part of the story, while the suspense in the other story dies as soon as the T-Rex gets shot down. It is apparent that the suspense dies down when the author describes, “Like a stone idol, like a mountain avalanche, Tyrannosaurus fell… The thunder faded” (Bradbury 86). The thunder shows that the suspense went