The short story “A sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury discusses many ideas about panic, curiosity, and ruthlessness. "A Sound of Thunder" describes a man, Eckels, traveling to the past with a fictional group, Time Safari Inc., who takes hunters into the past to shoot dinosaurs. Eckels and two others tracked down and killed a Tyrannosaurus Rex. During the dinosaur hunt Eckels panics and runs off the road. When they return to the present they discover that history has changed. Over the course of the story, Eckel's thoughts become panicked. Such panicky thoughts can lead to illogical actions that are destructive to those involved. Eckels acts in panic whenever the group encounters danger. This is first described on page eleven when Eckels says, “'He cannot be killed,' Eckels pronounced this verdict calmly, as if there could be no argument. He had weighed the evidence and this was his considered opinion. The rifle in his hand looked like a blank pistol. «We were foolish to come. This is impossible.'” This leaves it clear that Eckels panics when he feels he is in danger. A second example from Eckels’ ...