The Veldt By Ray Bradbury
Beginning of paper
The story of "The Veldt", is a delving into the issue of how modern
technology can destroy the nuclear family. The editor of the Encounters
book, John A. Rothermich comments that "This story is almost devoid of
characterization.", I agree with this statement and think it is key to the
plot of the ....
Middle of paper
.... too good for our children".
Later in the story the parents discuss the problems of the incredible
house and nursery, "The house is wife, mother, and nursemaid, Can I compete
with it?", and the father has a generic answer "But I thought that's why we
bought this house". The parents in the story look upon their children's
needs as services instead of ways of expressing any love or care.
In the story we never learn anything about the children except for
their obsession with the nu ....
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Word count: 461
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
