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Short Story 'A Sound Of Thunder'
In a short story, “ A Sound Of Thunder “ by Ray Bradbury. The main character, Eckels, got murdered because he changed history by being scared, not taking responsibility for his actions, and for disobeying orders. His first mistake of many eventually led to his silence. By him being afraid and not following directions also resulted in his murder. So in this next paragraph you will learn about Eckels changing history by being scared. However, Eckels and Travis had made it to the Safari. So they both got out of the time machine. Travis told Eckels, “ Stay on the path. “ So they were walking and Eckels seen the big Tyrannosaurus rex. Eckels got scared and immediately stepped off the path and Travis was really made. Also on top of that, Eckels
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