Ray Bradbury

The Fox and the Forest by Ray Bradbury

1. How does William make Mr. Simms suspicious?
2. What does the title of this short story mean?
3. How does Travel in Time Inc prevent travellers from revealing that they are from the future?

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1) William gives Mr. Simms the wrong last name when he introduces himself.

2) In essence, it means the fox is the powerful animal in the forest.... the place in which it hunts the rabbits.

3) But the words stayed in her throat. The functionaries of Travel in Time, Inc., were not foolish. In your brain, before you left on your trip, they placed a psychological bloc. You could tell no one your true time or birthplace, nor could you reveal any of the Future to those in the Past. The Past and the Future must be protected from each other. Only with this psychological bloc were people allowed to travel unguarded through the ages.

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The Fox and the Forest