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Eckles Character Traits (Eckles is Incompetent (Evidence #2 (Eckles is…
Eckles Character Traits
Eckles is Incompetent
Evidence #2
Eckles is seen acting incompetent in the quote, "He took a few steps, blinking, shuffling. 'Not that way'"(Bradbury 6). This shows that Eckles is incompetent because he can't even walk back to the time machine.
Eckles is also seen acting incompetent in the quote, "He had found his way back to the Path, climbed into the machine"(Bradbury 6). This shows Eckles is incompetent because he ran off the path when he was specifically told not to.
Eckels is impatient
Evidence #2
"'All you got to worry about is-' 'Shooting my dinosaur,' Eckels finished it for him" (Bradbury 1).
Evidence #1
"Eckels flushed. 'Where's our Tyrannosaurus?'" (5).This shows that Eckels is being impatient and just wants to get a dinosaur as soon as he can.
Eckels is childish
Evidence #1
"Eckles flushed angrily. 'Trying to scare me'"(Bradbury 2). This shows that Eckles is childish because he loses his temper at a little joke.
Evidence #2
"Eckels, balanced on the narrow Path, aimed his rifle playfully" (Bradbury 4). This shows that Eckles is childish because nobody except a child would handle a firearm like that.
Eckels is a coward
Evidence #2
"'I didn't realize it would be this bug,' said Eckels. 'I miscalcuated, that's all. And now I want out"' (Bradbury 6).
Evidence #1
"'Get me out of here,' said Eckles"(Bradbury 5). This shows Eckles is a coward because he is unwilling to finish what he started.