Comparing The Sound Of Thunder And Being Prey

Thunder and Prey Comparing and Contrasting
Imagine two reptiles from different times, staring at you, ready to attack at any moment. In“The Sound of Thunder” and “Being Prey” the main characters face off with giant reptiles, changing their lives forever. The short stories have more in common than giant reptiles. They have common themes, conflict, characters, and settings that can be compared and contrasted. The settings in “The Sound of Thunder” and “Being Prey” have similarities and differences. For instance, each stories setting contributes greatly to the plot and conflict. For instance, the setting in “The Sound of Thunder” is in a prehistoric jungle with dinosaurs, while “Being Prey” takes place in the present day Australian marshland. …show more content…
The protagonist in “The Sound of Thunder” name is Eckels. He’s the kind of guy who doesn’t pay attention to where he’s stepping, while the protagonist in “Being Prey” pays attention to where she’s stepping, but not to the dangers around her. Examples of both of their absent minds are throughout both stories. In “The Sound of Thunder” it says “Eckels, not looking back, walked blindly to the edge of the Path, and walked, not knowing it, in the jungle.” This shows how Eckels’ is so absent minded that he’s able to walk into a jungle and not notice his surroundings. Not only are they absent minded when it comes to things, but they’re also the cause of the problem in their stories. Eckels creates the problem in “The Sound of Thunder” by stepping off of the Path and killing a butterfly, altering the entire future. In “Being Prey”, Plumwood ventures into the home of crocodiles. Some may say that the crocodile is at fault, but Plumwood was in crocodile territory. As a result of them causing their problems, they pay for them. Both characters pay greatly for the choices that they made. Plumwood is bitten by a crocodile, giving her a limp for life, while Eckels life is taken because of his