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Exposition
In the exposition of the short story, we learn that the story will take place in a futuristic America where time traveling is now possible. We also know that there is a time traveling franchise that brings hunters back to prehistoric times to hunt dinosaurs. -
Rising Action 1
The first rising action is the hunters going back in time in a newly invented time machine. -
Rising Action 2
The second rising action of the story is the Safari leaders teaching the hunters how to kill the dinosaur. -
Rising Action 3
The third rising action is where the Safari leader describes the possible consequences of stepping of the path. -
Climax
The climax of the story is when Eckels steps off the path and kills a butterfly. This then sets of what a series of events that lead to a completely changed America. This series of events is called the Chaos theory. -
Falling Action
The falling action is when Travis, who is furious with Eckels, threatens to leave him in the past because he stepped on the butterfly. -
Resolution
The resolution occurs when the hunters return home to see that the U.S. has completely changed. Travis, who blames all of this on Eckels, then shoots Eckels with a loud sound of thunder.
