A Sound Of Thunder Imagery Analysis
In the short story “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury, the author employs imagery to characterize the t-rex as immense and nauseating to put a fearful sensation in the readers. One instance where Bradbury illustrates imagery about the t-rex is when it is “tower(ing) thirty feet above half of the tree, a great evil god”. The use of “tower(ing), “great”, and “evil” shed light on the physical makeup of the animal and shows the usual behavior of the creature as well. As his height is proven by how he “tower(s)” over the trees; the power of his actions are greater than anything a man can do; and his intentions are “evil”, show how nothing he does is for the good of anyone or anything, except himself. In short, this image reveals the monstrous