Who do you blame when someone goes back in time and changes history? A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury portrays the main character, Eckels, as a bad guy and the person who should be blamed, but in reality, it is the Time Safari’s fault. They couldn’t guarantee the client’s safety and also threatened Eckels into digging out the bullets even though it’s not his job to do it.
“‘Does this safari guarantee I come back alive?’ ‘We guarantee nothing,” said the official, ‘except the dinosaurs.'”(Bradbury) This shows that the safari can’t be responsible for his safety so why should Eckels be responsible for his actions? We can also infer that the floating path they walk on isn’t 100% safe. They don’t belong here so if they even breathe wrong, things may change.
“‘The bullets! The bullets can’t be left behind. They don’t belong in
the Past; they might change anything. Here’s my knife. Dig them out!'”(Bradbury) Near the end of their journey to the Past, Eckels was forced to go to the dead T-Rex and dig all of the bullets out. The Time Safari is treating their clients the wrong way and they also kill Eckels in the very end.
Some may argue that these weren’t stated in the Terms and Conditions but that is the problem that makes the Time Safari at fault. They do not guarantee the safety of their clients so they should take responsibility for the things that happen that endanger their customers. Even though it is Eckels that caused the negative events to happen, it is the Safari’s fault.