What Is Eckels Fear

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Eckels's fear was part of the problem.
Eckels fear of the past almost didn't let him experience the time of a lifetime. Before they went on the adventurous hunting trip Eckels almost backed out by getting his check back from the guides. On the way to the past, Eckels swayed in his chair. On the first hunting experience, he clutched his rifle tightly and wimped out on taking the first shot at the T-Rex. His fear lead him to not follow directions which caused him to change the future.
Due to Eckels's lack of ability to follow directions it changed his life and the whole world for good. While they were on the hunting trip he disobeyed orders. First, he pointed the gun around when he wasn't supposed to. He also stepped off the path which

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