In "a sound of thunder" a butterfly symbolizes
a. the fragility of life
b. spring ,rebirth, renewal
c. changing into a new being.
d. flying toward ones dreams

Perhaps the answer is A) fragility of life. Because butterflies are so tender and fragile, they might represent life itself, and how fragile it can be, and how quickly it can disappear in a second.

Atahualpaemperor of the inca empire who rose to the throne after winning a civil war between him and his brother.  -he refused to become a spanish vassal or christian.-francisco pizarro kidnapped him and demanded a huge ransom.  -pizarro's secretary described him as "a man of thirty years, good-looking and poised, somewhat stout, with a wide, handsome, and ferocious face, and the eyes flaming with blood."-after the ransom was paid, atahualpa was killed by pizarro