the veldt analysis essay
“The Veldt” gives an insight into a family’s life that drastically changes due to the over
usage of advanced technology. Ray Bradbury’s story portrays how parents of a modern family
lost their children to technology. This story is about a family, the Hadleys, whose lives have
been overturned because of the extreme usage and dependence on technology. Not only does this
impact on the children, within the family itself, their communication and interactions are also
ruined. This short story, through the use of irony, shows how depending too much on technology
can result in forgetting the limits of using machines, consumerism, and losing humanity.
Technology makes life easier in multiple ways but everything has a boundary. The
Hadleys have become dependent on the machineries, their overuse of it results in consequences
on family life. In “The Veldt”, the Hadley's house is built well and also consists of countless
functions. The setting in which the story takes place is described precisely. “-Soundproofed
Happylife Home, which cost them thirty thousand dollars to install, this house which clothed and
fed and rocked them to sleep and played and sang and was good to them.” The Happylife Home
provides care for every little thing and therefore, there are no worries. Since there are varieties of
software that are available to their convenience, the family spoils themselves past their limit.
Technology changes the status of each family member and also twists the loyalties and
trust between each other. It is very ironic because George thinks purchasing a luxurious house
would fix all the problems they have and bring happiness into the family. However, the
possessions are what the children grow to love, replacing the parents, and the bond between the
family members is lost and they do not realize that until long after they acquired those
mechanics. “I feel like I don’t belong here” (Page 1, Paragraph
usage of advanced technology. Ray Bradbury’s story portrays how parents of a modern family
lost their children to technology. This story is about a family, the Hadleys, whose lives have
been overturned because of the extreme usage and dependence on technology. Not only does this
impact on the children, within the family itself, their communication and interactions are also
ruined. This short story, through the use of irony, shows how depending too much on technology
can result in forgetting the limits of using machines, consumerism, and losing humanity.
Technology makes life easier in multiple ways but everything has a boundary. The
Hadleys have become dependent on the machineries, their overuse of it results in consequences
on family life. In “The Veldt”, the Hadley's house is built well and also consists of countless
functions. The setting in which the story takes place is described precisely. “-Soundproofed
Happylife Home, which cost them thirty thousand dollars to install, this house which clothed and
fed and rocked them to sleep and played and sang and was good to them.” The Happylife Home
provides care for every little thing and therefore, there are no worries. Since there are varieties of
software that are available to their convenience, the family spoils themselves past their limit.
Technology changes the status of each family member and also twists the loyalties and
trust between each other. It is very ironic because George thinks purchasing a luxurious house
would fix all the problems they have and bring happiness into the family. However, the
possessions are what the children grow to love, replacing the parents, and the bond between the
family members is lost and they do not realize that until long after they acquired those
mechanics. “I feel like I don’t belong here” (Page 1, Paragraph