This historical contextual analysis of Ray Bradbury’s short story “A Sound of Thunder” is a supplemental lesson for a unit on the Cold War. The download allows students to contextualize the era in which Bradbury wrote to better understand many of the themes of references in the story, for example: authoritarianism/fear of fascism, technological prowess, exploration, and more. A response paper is also provided that asks students to consider the story's relevancy today, focusing on areas in which