The Veldt
Contextualization Raymond Douglas, known as Ray Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Bradbury was born in Illinois in 1920. He graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1938 but he did not attend college. However, he thinks libraries are much more important than colleges and universities.
Bradbury began to publish science fiction stories in fanzines in 1938. He became a full-time writer by the end of 1942. His first collection of short stories, Dark Carnival, was published in 1947. Many of Bradbury's works have been adapted into TV shows or films and he is particularly known for his novel Fahrenheit 451.
The veldt was published originally as “The Word the Children Made” in The Saturday Evening post and later republished in “The illustrated man” in 1951. The rise in the popularity of T.V. had a direct influence on “The Veldt.” At the time the story was written, many American families were acquiring their first television sets, and no one was sure exactly how this new technology would impact the relationships among family members and this fear is reflected in “The Veldt”.
Characters George Hadley: is the father of the family Hadley and also one of the protagonists of the story he can be considerate as a round character. At the beginning of the story we know he is in admiration whit all the things technology can do. He can’t imagine his life without the happy-life home. He seems to work a lot because he wants the best things for his kids however all during the story we will notice that his opinion about the technology will change.
Lydia Hadley: Is his wife and she can also be considerate as a protagonist in this story. She is also well
Bradbury began to publish science fiction stories in fanzines in 1938. He became a full-time writer by the end of 1942. His first collection of short stories, Dark Carnival, was published in 1947. Many of Bradbury's works have been adapted into TV shows or films and he is particularly known for his novel Fahrenheit 451.
The veldt was published originally as “The Word the Children Made” in The Saturday Evening post and later republished in “The illustrated man” in 1951. The rise in the popularity of T.V. had a direct influence on “The Veldt.” At the time the story was written, many American families were acquiring their first television sets, and no one was sure exactly how this new technology would impact the relationships among family members and this fear is reflected in “The Veldt”.
Characters George Hadley: is the father of the family Hadley and also one of the protagonists of the story he can be considerate as a round character. At the beginning of the story we know he is in admiration whit all the things technology can do. He can’t imagine his life without the happy-life home. He seems to work a lot because he wants the best things for his kids however all during the story we will notice that his opinion about the technology will change.
Lydia Hadley: Is his wife and she can also be considerate as a protagonist in this story. She is also well