Who Is Responsible For Eckles's Death

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In Ray Bradbury's short story " A Sound Of Thunder,“ a murder is committed against Eckles a professional hunter.Not following directions caused him to make a tragic mistake. This mistake allowed the present to be altered. Which eventually led to his murder. Eckles murder resulted from him being scared and not following directions , which altered the timeline. Being scared was his first mistake of many which Ultimately led to his demise. There are three pieces of evidence to support the fact that Eckles was scared. First of all, Eckles was offered his money back,he was hesitant for a moment,but he got in the time machine anyways. Whilst he sat in the time machine he was pale and he swayed in his seat. When they arrived he questioned

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