I am trying to analyze the connection of the sound of thunder short story to the fear of a dictator government. I see Mr. Bradbury refer to Hitler or dictatorship in his reference to Deutscher as the anti - everything candidate. Do you think he is refering to democracy when he mentions Queen Elizabeth and the United States? Why does he call the T-Rex his Royal Majestry?

T-Rex was considered king of 'em all (dinosaurs).

...and to take dandelion's point one step further, the "rex" in Tyrannosaurus Rex means "king."

In the UK (where I live, so I know a bit about it) it is customary in formal documents to refer to kings and queens like this:

Queen Elizabeth = "Elizabeth regina" (regina being latin for "queen")

King George = "George rex" (rex meaning "king")

But then, of course, there was this guy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rex_(entrepreneur)

...and I recall there was a long-ago Roman who was seeking to become "Maximus Rex"

"Those among the Optimate faction, feared Gaius Julius Caesar was becoming too powerful and could soon abolish the senate entirely to rule as "Absolute King" of Rome (all Roman holdings)."


Impressive control considering there were no cell phones or internet connections: http://hoocher.com/Gaius_Iuliu...map_roman_empire.jpg

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Originally posted by dandelion:
T-Rex was considered king of 'em all (dinosaurs).

Also my favourite glam rock band! I read somewhere long ago that Marc Bolan, composer of "Ballrooms of Mars" and other great oddities, had a meeting with Ray. Perhaps Phil knows something about this?