Comparing The Rules In A Sound Of Thunder And Being Prey

What would you do if you were given a set of rules and told to listen to the rules that were given to you? You would listen to them wouldn’t you? Well not these two characters in both stories “Being Prey” and “A Sound of Thunder.” In both stories the characters did not listen to the rules which resulted in a bad future for both characters. In the first story “A Sound of Thunder” the main character was killed because he ignored what he was told to do. In the second story “Being Prey” the main character doesn’t pay attention and it results in her being attacked by a crocodile. So in both of these stories the authors are trying to send out a message to the readers that you need to listen because if you don’t something bad could or will happen to you.

In both stories “A Sound of thunder” and “Being Prey” they are both about the main characters not listening to the rules given to them. They are also both teaching the readers a lesson by giving them a message saying what could or what will happen if you do not be careful and follow the rules. In “Being Prey” the story is about the main character being attacked by a crocodile because she didn’t listen it when the ranger said …show more content…
In the text “Being Prey” the main character Plumwod was told she shouldn’t go to the part of the lake where all the crocodiles were. Plumwod didn’t pay attention because she wanted to go canoeing which resulted in her being attacked by a crocodile. In the story “A Sound of Thunder” the main character Eckels was given the rule to not step off the path because if he killed one little thing it could change the future a lot. So when Eckels stepped off the path to look at the T-Rex he stepped on a butterfly and killed it and the future was changed which resulted in him being killed. So in conclusion both characters didn’t listen and it resulted in something bad to happen for both of