8. How does the butterfly that Eckels steps on contribute to the theme of
the short story?

The theme in the sound of thunder is that actions have consequences. When Eckels steps on the butterfly he causes a chain reaction of events that causes humanity to get less smart and for the president to change to someone else. The evidence we have of this is when Eckels gets back from the past and sees the sign for the tyrannosaurus rex hunting is spelled incorrectly.

1. both men a determined to break douglass.

2. douglass is still considered to be one of captain anthony's possessions.

3. douglass escapes to freedom in the north and changes his name.

4. the events are usually written from a distance in time.

5. the recording of events in chronological order.