The Consequences In Ray Bradbury's 'A Sound Of Thunder'

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Ever regretted an action you took, thinking, “How things would have been if I did this different”. We make decisions on a daily basis that can alter our future. Ray Bradbury’s story, “A Sound of Thunder” shows , it's shown that actions do have consequences. Growing up in society, there has always been rules established. In “A Sound of Thunder” there was one rule, “...whatever you do not go off the path”. To prevent any disruption they could cause in present time they created this rule. There are laws we too face and if we break them we deal with the consequence. Eckles died his consequence, we too face our own. We take preventative actions in our everyday lives to protect us from harm or mistakes. This may be washing our hands to ensure

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