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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Response: The Sound of Thunder
So, what do you think?
How would you describe Bradbury as a writer in comparison to Vonnegut and/or Benet?
How is this author connecting to the idea of paying a price for progress?
I also enjoyed this The Sound of Thunder very much, though not as much as Harrison Bergeron or By the Waters of Babylon. The story is easy to understand although very descriptive, and certainly entertaining. Though I do feel the plot is nothing special, sort of just your usual science fiction time-travel story, it does have an important message about the price of progress. It says making careless mistakes or disregarding things you may think are unimportant, could come back to bite you in the end. Bradbury is a different writer from Vonngegut and Benet because he is more straightforward. While he does talk about big-picture ideas, he makes them easy to understand.
By far, I preferred The Sound of Thunder over Harrison Bergeron and By the Waters of Babylon. The story was easy to follow and I loved the idea of the story. Of course, it's your usual time-travel story, but it also talks about paying a price for progress. By going off the path just a little bit, Eckels killed a butterfly and changed the world completely. I found it interesting because it makes you think- changing something so simple in the past could change the world as we know it completely. Benet's writing was complex and hard to follow, and Vonnegut's writing is easy to follow but it still is very complex and hard to figure out the underlying message, but Bradbury's writing was to the point and I understood his overall message pretty easily, which made me like the story more.
I enjoyed The Sound of Thunder very much. It was easy to understand and extremely descriptive. I loved how the selection was based on time travel even though it was not much different than most time travel stories. Bradbury connects to the idea of paying a price for progress by showing that one slight change in the past as simple as killing a butterfly can have such a large impact on the future. I think Bradbury was trying to say that people should be careful what they do because just one little thing can come back ten times worse in the end. Compred to Vonnegut and Benet, Bradbury is more forward and to the point. He is also very descriptive. While reading this selection there was not one time that I did not have a vivid image in my head. In the end, I liked The Sound of Thunder better than Benet and Vonnegut's selections because it was easy to follow and very descriptive.
After reading The Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury I realized I enjoyed his style a lot. Bradbury is more like Vonnegut because it is very descriptive and easier to comprhend, while Benet is more mysterious and has lots of allusions. Bradbury is connecting this story to the price of progress because he is saying making careless mistakes can come back and bite you in the end. Although you may not think of it at the time, make sure you really think things through before you go ahead and do it. I think that is also a theme Bradbury wanted us to get is to think things through.
I liked the Sound of Thunder much better than By the Waters of Babylon. Which makes sense because I didn't like By the Waters of Babylon in the first place. I also liked The Sound of Thunder better than Harrison Bergeron. Bradbury is a very good writer in my opinion. He is very descriptive and I enjoy reading his works. I understood the story easily and I didn't have to reread as much as i had to for By the Waters of Babylon. While reading The Sound of Thunder, I got clear images of what he was describing in my head. All the detail that he gives helps me even better understand the short story. All in all, i really enjoyed reading The Sound of Thunder.
I liked this story a little, but out of the three, Harrison burgeron is my favorite. I think that travis shooting Eckels is too predictable. Travis says "I may kill you yet Eckels, I have my gun ready!" though at the same time we don't really know if he shoots a dinosaur either! In my opinion, he wrote this story too open endedly, which has always bothered me as a reader. So we don't know how Bradbury intended the original story to play out in the end so its like an essay with no conclution paraghraph. It just isn't compleat.
I believe that the Sound of Thunder was the best story that we have read so far. Bradbury and the way he described the situations. The price of progress is clear in this short story. By doing a simple thing in the past, it can change everything that everyone has ever worked for. I like his style of writing. It was interesting and it kept me interested. He is interesting and displayed his message simply.
I liked "The Sound of Thunder" more than I liked "By the Waters of Babylon" because it was a lot easier to follow. "By the Waters of Babylon" was too confusing. But I didn't like "The Sound of Thunder" as much as I liked "Harrison Burgeron" because it wasn't as interesting. I agree with Jeremy, the plot of this story really wasn't anything special. I think I like Bradbury's style the best out of the three, though. It's easy to follow so I don't lose interest too quickly, and it's very descriptive so it made it interesting to read.
I definetly thought that The Sound of Thunder was better than any of the other short stories that we have read so far. This is probably because it was alot easier to understand and more easy to relate to. I didn't find the plot very exciting because it seemed to be like most time travel movies or books. The author connected the idea of paying a price for progress by having the main character Eckel step on a butterfly and it altering the future. I liked this story because the message was easy to understand.
The Sound Of Thunder is an odd story. I personally did not like it. The story was straightforward but it was not entertaining to me. It seemed too impossible to ever become true. Bradbury is very different from Benet. Benet uses allusions and refrences that you have to decipher. Bradbury just says everything very straightforward. Personally, I like Benet better because i like deciphering his allusions. The idea of price of progress is conveyed in a way that something very small can cause a chain reaction. One little think can become a very important part of history.
I like A Sound of Thunder. I personally like it better than Harrison Bergeron and By the Waters of Babylon. It's more direct than the other two short stories and much more descriptive to the point that it captivated me and I could picture everything that was happening in my head. I would describe Bradbury as a descriptive writer who gets to the point in the end, but along the way makes you figure it out on your own. This author is connecting to the idea of paying a price for the progress by saying even just one little thing, like a butterfly, could change everything.
I liked reading A Sound of Thunder more than any other story we have read so far. It was easy to follow and very clear. When I began reading the story I thought it was a little strange, but as the it continued I became more interested. Bradbury uses many different ways to describe a certain scene or setting. I liked how anything the characters did in the past effected the future. When Eckels killed the butterfly the whole future changed. Bradbury uses this story to say that any little thing can make a big difference and you may have to pay the price.
I liked A Sound of Thunder, but for me it wasn't the best story we have read so far. The plot was a basic time-traveling story and it wasnt anything special, but the theme was very good. It taught you the price of progress and if you alter one little thing, it could completely change everything. Although the plot seemed a little far-fetched, I liked the idea. Bradbury was very descriptive but straight forward with the meaning and it was easy to understand. His attention to detail in the way he described things was impressive and made it extremely easy to imagine in your mind.
"The Sound of Thunder" was an okay story, but this story has been told before. I've heard many other versions of this story before in books and televiosion shows. It wasn't original. Also, the ending didn't really make sense. All Eckels did was step on a butterfly and all of the sudden, no one has correct grammer and a different president is elected. Did the butterfly's ancestor teach English to everbody and hold the decisive vote in the election? It also seemed like the whole world was exactly the same up until then because the presidential election was between the same two people, and the time traveling company still existed. Even though the story had some wholes, it was still an okay story, but it wasn't the best story we've read tis year.
"The Sound of Thunder" was actually an interesting story. But, I liked "By the waters of Babylon" more though. Compared to the other two books everything in "The sound of thunder" was easily understood and I didn't really have to think about it to understand what the author was trying to say. Having to figure things out for yourself makes a story more interesting. The book was good but books about dinosaurs have never really caught my attention enough to want to read more like them. Since this book was so easy t understand i could imgine the whole book out in my head as I read it. The fact that he changed everything by stepping on a butterfly when he left the path did interest me though.
"The Sound of Thunder" was and entertaining story overall, but in my opinion it is not the best dystopia short story we have read so far. I like the time travel plot, even though it was not the most original.However, what the plot lacked the theme made up for. In comparison to the other authors Bradbury is more staight forward and gets to the point. However, he still includes plenty of details and his own stlye to keep the reader entertained. For example Bradbury openly connects his writing to the price of progress. He does this by showing how little things in life can greatly effect the events of the future, such as ho Eckels stepped on a butterfly and greatly altered the future.
"Sound of thunder" was most definitely more understandable than "By the waters of Babylon" and "Harrison Bergeron". I wasn't too fascinated by the topic of this short story though. Overall this story is trying to tell you that if you do something in the past and has a butterfly effect. Anything you do or touch can effect the future guaranteed. The writing in this story was okay and in my opinion the plot was very boring to me .
I really enjoyed "Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury. It was much easier to understand than "By the Waters of Babylon". Although this story was very descriptive and interesting, it was easy for me to read and understand. I enjoy reading about time travel so this story really appealed to me, although the plot was kind of drab. It didn't really have any "wow" factors and it was like all other time travel stories. Bradbury is connecting the idea of price for progress by showing how one little action, such as killing a butterfly, can totally change the outcome of something.
I like Bradbury's style of writing much more than Vonnegut's or Benet's. However, I did not enjoy the story itself more than By the Waters of Babylon or Harrison Bergeron. I like how Bradbury is much more straightforward than the other two, but I liked the subjects of the other two stories much more. Bradbury is conveying to us the reader that every action has a consequence, no matter how small (such as the butterfly).
I also enjoyed this The Sound of Thunder very much, though not as much as Harrison Bergeron or By the Waters of Babylon. The story is easy to understand although very descriptive, and certainly entertaining. Though I do feel the plot is nothing special, sort of just your usual science fiction time-travel story, it does have an important message about the price of progress. It says making careless mistakes or disregarding things you may think are unimportant, could come back to bite you in the end. Bradbury is a different writer from Vonngegut and Benet because he is more straightforward. While he does talk about big-picture ideas, he makes them easy to understand.
ReplyDeleteBy far, I preferred The Sound of Thunder over Harrison Bergeron and By the Waters of Babylon. The story was easy to follow and I loved the idea of the story. Of course, it's your usual time-travel story, but it also talks about paying a price for progress. By going off the path just a little bit, Eckels killed a butterfly and changed the world completely. I found it interesting because it makes you think- changing something so simple in the past could change the world as we know it completely. Benet's writing was complex and hard to follow, and Vonnegut's writing is easy to follow but it still is very complex and hard to figure out the underlying message, but Bradbury's writing was to the point and I understood his overall message pretty easily, which made me like the story more.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed The Sound of Thunder very much. It was easy to understand and extremely descriptive. I loved how the selection was based on time travel even though it was not much different than most time travel stories. Bradbury connects to the idea of paying a price for progress by showing that one slight change in the past as simple as killing a butterfly can have such a large impact on the future. I think Bradbury was trying to say that people should be careful what they do because just one little thing can come back ten times worse in the end. Compred to Vonnegut and Benet, Bradbury is more forward and to the point. He is also very descriptive. While reading this selection there was not one time that I did not have a vivid image in my head. In the end, I liked The Sound of Thunder better than Benet and Vonnegut's selections because it was easy to follow and very descriptive.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading The Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury I realized I enjoyed his style a lot. Bradbury is more like Vonnegut because it is very descriptive and easier to comprhend, while Benet is more mysterious and has lots of allusions. Bradbury is connecting this story to the price of progress because he is saying making careless mistakes can come back and bite you in the end. Although you may not think of it at the time, make sure you really think things through before you go ahead and do it. I think that is also a theme Bradbury wanted us to get is to think things through.
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ReplyDeleteI liked the Sound of Thunder much better than By the Waters of Babylon. Which makes sense because I didn't like By the Waters of Babylon in the first place. I also liked The Sound of Thunder better than Harrison Bergeron. Bradbury is a very good writer in my opinion. He is very descriptive and I enjoy reading his works. I understood the story easily and I didn't have to reread as much as i had to for By the Waters of Babylon. While reading The Sound of Thunder, I got clear images of what he was describing in my head. All the detail that he gives helps me even better understand the short story. All in all, i really enjoyed reading The Sound of Thunder.
ReplyDeleteI liked this story a little, but out of the three, Harrison burgeron is my favorite. I think that travis shooting Eckels is too predictable. Travis says "I may kill you yet Eckels, I have my gun ready!" though at the same time we don't really know if he shoots a dinosaur either! In my opinion, he wrote this story too open endedly, which has always bothered me as a reader. So we don't know how Bradbury intended the original story to play out in the end so its like an essay with no conclution paraghraph. It just isn't compleat.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the Sound of Thunder was the best story that we have read so far. Bradbury and the way he described the situations. The price of progress is clear in this short story. By doing a simple thing in the past, it can change everything that everyone has ever worked for. I like his style of writing. It was interesting and it kept me interested. He is interesting and displayed his message simply.
ReplyDeleteI liked "The Sound of Thunder" more than I liked "By the Waters of Babylon" because it was a lot easier to follow. "By the Waters of Babylon" was too confusing. But I didn't like "The Sound of Thunder" as much as I liked "Harrison Burgeron" because it wasn't as interesting. I agree with Jeremy, the plot of this story really wasn't anything special. I think I like Bradbury's style the best out of the three, though. It's easy to follow so I don't lose interest too quickly, and it's very descriptive so it made it interesting to read.
ReplyDeleteI definetly thought that The Sound of Thunder was better than any of the other short stories that we have read so far. This is probably because it was alot easier to understand and more easy to relate to. I didn't find the plot very exciting because it seemed to be like most time travel movies or books. The author connected the idea of paying a price for progress by having the main character Eckel step on a butterfly and it altering the future. I liked this story because the message was easy to understand.
ReplyDeleteThe Sound Of Thunder is an odd story. I personally did not like it. The story was straightforward but it was not entertaining to me. It seemed too impossible to ever become true. Bradbury is very different from Benet. Benet uses allusions and refrences that you have to decipher. Bradbury just says everything very straightforward. Personally, I like Benet better because i like deciphering his allusions. The idea of price of progress is conveyed in a way that something very small can cause a chain reaction. One little think can become a very important part of history.
ReplyDeleteI like A Sound of Thunder. I personally like it better than Harrison Bergeron and By the Waters of Babylon. It's more direct than the other two short stories and much more descriptive to the point that it captivated me and I could picture everything that was happening in my head. I would describe Bradbury as a descriptive writer who gets to the point in the end, but along the way makes you figure it out on your own. This author is connecting to the idea of paying a price for the progress by saying even just one little thing, like a butterfly, could change everything.
ReplyDeleteI liked reading A Sound of Thunder more than any other story we have read so far. It was easy to follow and very clear. When I began reading the story I thought it was a little strange, but as the it continued I became more interested. Bradbury uses many different ways to describe a certain scene or setting. I liked how anything the characters did in the past effected the future. When Eckels killed the butterfly the whole future changed. Bradbury uses this story to say that any little thing can make a big difference and you may have to pay the price.
ReplyDeleteI liked A Sound of Thunder, but for me it wasn't the best story we have read so far. The plot was a basic time-traveling story and it wasnt anything special, but the theme was very good. It taught you the price of progress and if you alter one little thing, it could completely change everything. Although the plot seemed a little far-fetched, I liked the idea. Bradbury was very descriptive but straight forward with the meaning and it was easy to understand. His attention to detail in the way he described things was impressive and made it extremely easy to imagine in your mind.
ReplyDelete"The Sound of Thunder" was an okay story, but this story has been told before. I've heard many other versions of this story before in books and televiosion shows. It wasn't original. Also, the ending didn't really make sense. All Eckels did was step on a butterfly and all of the sudden, no one has correct grammer and a different president is elected. Did the butterfly's ancestor teach English to everbody and hold the decisive vote in the election? It also seemed like the whole world was exactly the same up until then because the presidential election was between the same two people, and the time traveling company still existed. Even though the story had some wholes, it was still an okay story, but it wasn't the best story we've read tis year.
ReplyDelete"The Sound of Thunder" was actually an interesting story. But, I liked "By the waters of Babylon" more though. Compared to the other two books everything in "The sound of thunder" was easily understood and I didn't really have to think about it to understand what the author was trying to say. Having to figure things out for yourself makes a story more interesting. The book was good but books about dinosaurs have never really caught my attention enough to want to read more like them. Since this book was so easy t understand i could imgine the whole book out in my head as I read it. The fact that he changed everything by stepping on a butterfly when he left the path did interest me though.
ReplyDelete"The Sound of Thunder" was and entertaining story overall, but in my opinion it is not the best dystopia short story we have read so far. I like the time travel plot, even though it was not the most original.However, what the plot lacked the theme made up for. In comparison to the other authors Bradbury is more staight forward and gets to the point. However, he still includes plenty of details and his own stlye to keep the reader entertained. For example Bradbury openly connects his writing to the price of progress. He does this by showing how little things in life can greatly effect the events of the future, such as ho Eckels stepped on a butterfly and greatly altered the future.
ReplyDelete"Sound of thunder" was most definitely more understandable than "By the waters of Babylon" and "Harrison Bergeron". I wasn't too fascinated by the topic of this short story though. Overall this story is trying to tell you that if you do something in the past and has a butterfly effect. Anything you do or touch can effect the future guaranteed. The writing in this story was okay and in my opinion the plot was very boring to me .
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed "Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury. It was much easier to understand than "By the Waters of Babylon". Although this story was very descriptive and interesting, it was easy for me to read and understand. I enjoy reading about time travel so this story really appealed to me, although the plot was kind of drab. It didn't really have any "wow" factors and it was like all other time travel stories. Bradbury is connecting the idea of price for progress by showing how one little action, such as killing a butterfly, can totally change the outcome of something.
ReplyDeleteI like Bradbury's style of writing much more than Vonnegut's or Benet's. However, I did not enjoy the story itself more than By the Waters of Babylon or Harrison Bergeron. I like how Bradbury is much more straightforward than the other two, but I liked the subjects of the other two stories much more. Bradbury is conveying to us the reader that every action has a consequence, no matter how small (such as the butterfly).
ReplyDelete