Free Will vs Predetermination: After Reading Discussion for "A Sound of Thunder" note the concepts of free will and determinism.
Do We Have Free Will or Are We Predetermined?

Discuss "The Cold Equations" or “A Sound Of Thunder” in relation to these concepts.

Were the main characters' fate in both stories in their own hands or a predetermined result? Do you think the main characters would have a defeatist attitude to this question or an aspiration one, as the video describes? Why? Your response should be 5-8 sentences.

Excerpt from an enemy of the people henrik ibsen mrs. stockmann. (turns to the hall door, listening.) i expect that is mr. hovstad coming. billing. very likely. (peter stockmann comes in. he wears an overcoat and his official hat, and carries a stick.) peter stockmann. good evening, katherine. mrs. stockmann (coming forward into the sitting-room). ah, good evening--is it you? how good of you to come up and see us! peter stockmann. i happened to be passing, and into the dining-room). but you have company with you, i see. mrs. stockmann (a little embarrassed). oh, no--it was quite by chance he came in. (hurriedly.) won't you come in and have something, too? peter stockmann. i! no, you. good gracious--hot meat at night! not with my digestion, when peter stockmann enters, what does his physical appearance to reveal about his character?