Similarities Between 'A Sound Of Thunder And Being Prey'

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In both stories “Being Prey” and “A Sound of Thunder” There are similarities and differences in many ways. If you do not listen to what people say something could go wrong. In “Being Prey”, Plumwood did not listen to the guide and she got attacked. In “A Sound of Thunder” Eckels did not listen and he got killed because of that. So if you do not listen to anything people say something bad could happen. The setting of one took place in prehistoric jungle. Other in swamp, present day. Also, in both stories there predators. In “A sound of Thunder” it was a T-Rex. In “Being Prey” it was a crocodile. In “A Sound of Thunder” humans should not be there because they could change history. “Being Prey” humans should not be there because something

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