Ray Bradbury's Short Story 'The Veldt'
Imagine waking up in the morning and not having to do anything by yourself. That’s what it is like for the Hadley family in Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Veldt.” In fact, they live in a home filled with machines that do everything for them from cooking their food, to tying their shoes, to putting on their clothes. The Hadley children, Peter and Wendy, become fascinated with the “nursery,” a virtual room that transforms into any place in the world on the children’s command. The author succeeds in writing this short story because he makes it seem realistic and like it could’ve possibly happened. What makes the story seem realistic? The author makes the story come alive inside of your mind and makes you wonder what your life would be like if you had machines do everything for you. Two of the main characters in the story, Peter and Wendy, are just your average spoiled kids that spend all of their free time inside. Their whole life revolves around technology and they wouldn’t know what to do if they didn’t have machines that do everything for them. The Hadley children, Peter and Wendy, also possess an attitude towards their parents that’s common for children their age: a sense that they are superior to them. They never want their
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That is what it is like for the Hadley family. George and Lydia Hadley, and their two children, Peter and Wendy, live in a house filled with machines that do everything for them. For example, they don’t have to cook their own meals or even tie their own shoes. Ray Bradbury succeeds in writing this short story “The Veldt” because he make it seem realistic and brings the story to life. The Hadley family, Peter and Wendy, are just your typical spoiled kids that spend most of their time inside and rely on the machines to do everything for them. It makes you wonder what they would do if their parents turned off all the machines for good so they could live a normal
That is what it is like for the Hadley family. George and Lydia Hadley, and their two children, Peter and Wendy, live in a house filled with machines that do everything for them. For example, they don’t have to cook their own meals or even tie their own shoes. Ray Bradbury succeeds in writing this short story “The Veldt” because he make it seem realistic and brings the story to life. The Hadley family, Peter and Wendy, are just your typical spoiled kids that spend most of their time inside and rely on the machines to do everything for them. It makes you wonder what they would do if their parents turned off all the machines for good so they could live a normal