A Sound of Thunder | Analysis

Her er Studienets study guide til novellen "A Sound of Thunder" af Ray Bradbury. Novellen findes i afsnittet "Man and nature" i lærebogen Wider Contexts (s. 226). Vi hjælper dig med at analysere og perspektivere novellen.

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Titel: "A Sound of Thunder"
Forfatter: Ray Bradbury
Genre: Novelle
Udgivelsesår: 1952

Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) var en amerikanske forfatter, som er mest berømt for sine værker inden for fantasy, gys, science fiction og mystik. Hans litterære værker er oversat til mere end 40 sprog og sælges i hele verden. Mange af hans værker er blevet filmateriseret, heriblandt også "A Sound of Thunder". Bradburys mest berømte roman er Fahrenheit 451.

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Language and style

The language is simple and easy to understand. The sentences vary in length and the story is easy to grasp. Some sentences lack verbs, but this does not prevent the reader from following the sequence of events. The author also makes use of several stylistic techniques in order to make the story more appealing to the reader. Here are a few of them:

Metaphors are used mainly when the dinosaur is described. This helps the reader see the animal both as a dangerous being and as a fantastic element: “a great evil god” (p. 232, l. 13), “terrible warrior” (p. 232, ll. 16-17)