A Sound Of Thunder Movie And Book Comparison Essay

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There are many differences and similarities in the short story of “A Sound of Thunder” and the movie.
The differences that were made from the short story create a more detailed plot for the movie. There were many subtle changes that also made drastic changes to the movie for example, the man at the desk. In the movie the man at the desk did not talk much however, in the short story the man played a big part to the plot of the short story. At the beginning of the short story the man explains how Keith was elected for president instead of deutscher but after the incident the man reveals the change in history by talking about how deutscher was elected. Another important difference from the short story and the movie is the one who caused the change in history. In the short story Eckles is the one who stepped on the butterfly however in the movie Middleton is the one who steps on the butterfly. A key difference in the movie compared to …show more content…

In both stories the butterfly dies, this is a key similarity to the plot of the movie and the short story because this would immensely change the plot and the structure of the movie. The butterfly is the main cause of most conflict in the movie, if this were to be changed, this would completely contrast the movie from the short story. The setting of the movie is in 2055 which is the identical to the short story, this similarity helps retain the futuristic storyline of the short story. Eckles is portrayed as a very nervous character in both the movie and the short story. For those who have read the short story, we know that Eckles is the one who steps on the butterfly, but in the movie Middleton is the one who ends up killing the butterfly. This was very surprising as a reader of the short story, because of how nervous Eckles was in the movie, it seemed like Eckles was going to end up killing the butterfly like the short

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