Selfishness In A Sound Of Thunder

People are blessed with the ability and sense to perceive things from another’s eyes, or in other words, from another’s point of view. The tragic part is we often don’t take the opportunity to use this gift. Many times we don’t take into consideration how others may feel until we are put into a similar situation. Rainsford's views on hunting are revealed in the early conversations with Whitney. "The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford. "For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar." "Don't talk rot, Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?" "Perhaps the jaguar does," observed Whitney. “Bah! They have no understanding" "Even so, I rather think they understand one thing—fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death." Therefore, Rainsford hunts only for the sport and has no sympathy for the hunted.

Selfishness, a quality that best shines in times of isolation, forces others to become aware of one's need for attention. Patrick Ness portrays this trait in A Monster Calls in a way that makes the readers realize that the burden of a secret is too great for anyone of any age to carry. Conor O'Malley is thirteen, but his experiences and hardships are ones that those who are beyond their years have not necessarily needed to overcome. Taking into account his mother's worsening condition, he does not want to let his surroundings affect him more than they already have. Under the influence of the Monster, Conor allows himself to act in accordance to his situation instead of keeping everything to himself without an outlet for his emotions. Conor’s selfishness, which is seen throughout the novel, affects his interactions with others in drawing out their flaws. To retaliate against his father, Lily and his grandma for putting him in situations that cause him suffering, Conor must act in this selfish manner regardless of the consequences.

To conclude, this is one example of a theme in my opinion that Jungle of Bones by Ben Mikaelsen is trying to show.The theme is angrier leads to bad decisions.Dylan proves this a lot threw out the book.How every your attitude is will reflect on your

A couple of times I tried to tell him it was a mistake to get too deep into that kind of stuff, but Alex got stuck on many things. He always had to know the absolute right answer before he could go on to the next thing.” (Krakauer 18) Westerberg tells the reader that Chris is arrogant just by the latter phrase. The passage also tells the reader how much Chris disliked the world and the society he lived in.

Travis, his Safari guide. He shows disrespect when he responds to him on the way to the shooting site, ““So they’re dead,” Said Eckels. “So what?”...”Never step off!” “I see,” said Eckels. “Then it wouldn 't pay for us even to touch the grass?””(Bradbury 226). This clearly demonstrates that Mr. Eckels has no respect for Mr. Travis or the rules and that he isn’t taking this Safari very seriously. Eckels also shows no interest in the rules or regulations when he doesn’t listen to Travis as they watch the T-Rex come into sight when he marvells, “”It can’t be killed.” Eckels pronounced this verdict quietly, as if there would be no argument. He had weighed the evidence and this was his considered opinion. The rifle in his hands seemed a cap gun. “We were fools to come. This is impossible.” “Shut up!” Hissed travis. “Nightmare.” ...”Don’t run...Turn around. Hide in the Machine”...”Yes.” Eckels seemed to be numb. He looked at his feet as if trying to make them move. He gave a grunt of helplessness. “Eckels!” He took a few steps, blinking, shuffling. “Not that way!””(Bradbury 231). This clearly demonstrates how much Mr. Eckels cares about the authority of Mr. Travis; he doesn’t.

In the short story A Sound of Thunder Ray Bradbury, many metaphors and similes are used to describe the T. Rex as an evil, giant being, who is impossible to defeat. Of course, towards the end of the story, the giant, evil, green, massive dinosaur is shot, and tree falls upon it for good measure. In the story, Eckels pays a whopping ten thousand dollars to shoot a T. Rex in 60 million years in the past. He is given a safari guide, and they set off to the Jurassic. While they are getting there through the time machine, Travis, the safari guide, tells Eckels about all the rules and precautions, so they don’t change the past. When they finally arrive, there is a metal path laid out in front of them, six inches above the ground, so they don’t contaminate the soil. The group starts walking to the T. Rex. When Eckels sees the T. Rex, the author stars describing how massive and scary it is. Eckels even gives a hyperbole for how tall the massive creature is. Eckels panics and accidentally steps off the path, killing a butterfly unknowingly. When they get back, Travis is furious for Eckels’ misstep, but Eckels tells him it’s fine. Eckels is horrified to discover that the president that was elected last time, was replaced by a dictator-like person. Travis later kills Eckels because everything is messed up. Ray Bradbury uses the T. Rex to symbolize chaos.

Mildred D. Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry is set during the Great Depression, in the rural areas of Mississippi. The majority of the people in this community are sharecroppers, who are greatly dependent on plantation farming. The Logan family is fortunate because they have a piece of land of their own, so unlike other black sharecroppers they do not have to be dependent on the whites. However, due to the sharp decrease in the price of the cotton crop the family have to work hard to keep it in their hands, whilst also providing food in order for them to survive. The situation is further worsened because of the severity of racism and segregation in the society. The Logans are one of the few families

“No, it can’t be. Not a little thing like that. No!” Embedded in the mud, glistening green and gold and black, was a butterfly, very beautiful and very dead. “Not a little thing like that! Not a butterfly!” cried Eckels. “It fell to the floor, an exquisite thing, a small thing that could upset balances and knock down a line of small dominoes and then big dominoes and then gigantic dominoes, all down the years across Time.” (pg299). This quote describes the conflict that is happening and as you’re reading you can tell this is the turning point in the story. During a safari in the past, Eckels was supposed to shoot a dinosaur, yet he got scared and ran off the path. He stepped on a butterfly. This action changed the past, present, and the future of the world.

Rex is an electrician and engineer, and often spends his spare time inventing contraptions he hopes will make his family rich. He is the type of person to be an independent thinker. He  seems to always be paranoid of the U.S government and sees conspiracies in almost any organized system within miles away.

Arrogance in this book is a large part in the story’s underlining meaning. Eeben, the pilot only delivers supplies to the Price’s when he can. What he really does all day is hunt for

Now it is clearly visible that both men are very different but they still both ended up making the same mistakes to lead to a bigger event now we can see how they are different. Both hunters were very dedicated to hunting that was their life passion, they had both been on very many hunting trips throughout their life. But they both got bored with hunting small game they both wanted to hunt bigger, better, more dangerous game they both lived for the thrill. For example, in the text, General Zaroff said,”Hunting tigers ceased to interest me some years ago. I exhausted their possibilities, you see. No thrill left in tigers, no real danger. I live for danger, Mr. Rainsford.” (Connell 62) He also said in the story that, “Hunting was beginning to bore me!” (Connell 63). Eckels also wanted to hunt bigger, better, more dangerous game for example in the text, “ The Tyrant Lizard, the most incredible monster in history. Sign this release.

long time ago, the common people were inadequate specimens at the grace of the dinosaurs.

Rex seems like a father that’s trying to impress his children with his fictitious tales, absorbing their curiosities while veiling the darkness of his failure as a dad and his alcoholism. And eventually, like a bad magician, his deceit slowly becomes more and more transparent as his children grow and begin to

Rainsford, from the beginning, reveals his arrogance to the readers. “This hot weather is making you soft, Whitney. Be a realist. The world is made up of two classes - the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are the hunters.” (Connell 63). The context is that Rainsford is speaking with Whitney and he believes that the animals have a sense of understanding and fear, but Rainsford does not. Rainsford is impudent towards his friend by criticizing his beliefs. He is moreover conceited when he places himself in the higher class of society. The protagonist is being insensitive to Whitney and to the living, fearful animals, commencing the separation from morality, shown throughout this short story. The antagonist, General Zaroff, numerously illustrates his hubristic personality.

Today, our society is changing so fast that we barely even notice it’s happening. Soon enough, our society will be able to do what the scientists in Jurassic Park did, and create copies of our “once exist” giants. But while science and technology evolves, we should be the ones to bring up the question not “if we can,’ but rather, “should we?” Dinosaurs are ravenous and dangerous creatures that could tear us apart into pieces, but if properly contained, could be a magnificent sight for many to view. Nature removed the dinosaurs from our planet by selection, but we can use our superior intelligence to play god through biological manipulation. In an article by Thomas Sumner and Bjorn Carey, they discuss the ethics of reviving dead species such as the ones in Jurassic Park, and denote that the technology is in our near future. “Twenty years after the release of Jurassic Park, the dream of bringing back the dinosaurs remains science fiction. But scientists predict that within 15 years they will be able to revive some more recently extinct species, such as the dodo or the passenger pigeon, raising the question of whether or not they should – just because they can” (Sumner and Carey).