Making small changes in the past can mean a lot of differences in the future. Change one small thing and it could mean success or failure. In the story “A Sound of Thunder”, Eckles was assigned to be transferred to the past to kill a Tyrannosaurus Rex. As they went through the time machine and into the wilderness, Eckles thought stepping on a mouse wouldn’t be a big difference in the future, but Mr. Travis objected his thinking and was trying to prove Eckles wrong saying it can be comparable to slaying Adam’s grandchildren. The team was heading back and realized Eckles had gone off path and this one action changed the president election for year 2055. Think before you react, even if it’s a small thing like stepping on a mouse.
In the story “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury, the author believes that small actions may not seem worthy of thinking but it might cause a different future and unwanted or unexpected consequences. Mr. Travis once said “Not knowing it, we might kill an important animal, a small bird, a roach, a flower even, thus destroying an important link in the growing species” (Bradbury 5) Travis was trying to say in the past, if they accidently killed or did something off path, it can mean destroying the links between new species that aren’t born yet or something much worse. This will be regarded by the action of the travelers. As Travis mentioned this to Eckles he also stated something really important that relates to the consequences of not thinking before you act and not paying attention to small actions which can change the future. What a different future means “The stomp of your foot, on one mouse, could start an earthquake, the effects of which could shake our Earth and destinies down through time, to their very foundations” (Bradbury 5) The author wants to use this quote to inform the readers and Eckles that some very small issues can mean a different future. It clearly states that stomping on a mouse can define other’s future and could lead to a catastrophe!
Small changes can define the difference of being alive or dead, poor or rich, but most importantly the future. Eckles’s action may seem small but the future president election changed. Some actions may seem small and you think it’s nothing really, but it leads to bigger problems and consequences.
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