The Veldt Essay
Imagine a world with homes that have a mind of their own. Psyche Estates that make living seem remarkably easy and simple, possibly too simple(lead in). In “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, there is such thing as a house that does everything for their owner; cleans, cooks, dresses, and even has a nursery for children. But the nursery in these houses is no ordinary playroom, this room is able to sense the brainwaves of a child and create images out of the crystal walls it was built with(summary). The author's writing style affects one nursery drastically, changing the real use of the crystallized room and the lives of the owners. With imagery, syntax, and diction, Bradbury creates this dystopian society and gives the reader a foreshadow of the power in technology (thesis). Throughout the story, imagery was used to describe the house and nursery in a specific way that made the home seem lively (topic sentence). These futuristic homes were called “Happy Life Homes”. Automated living spaces that give their owner all they need. The nursery, one of the most expensive rooms in the house was used to occupy the kiddos of the family (context/lead in). “Now, as George and Lydia Hadley stood in the center of the room, the walls began to purr and recede into crystalline distance, it seemed, and presently an African veldt appeared
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With imagery, syntax, and diction, Bradbury creates this dystopian society and gives the reader a foreshadow of the power in technology (thesis). The fate of the Hadley parents comes to show that with this evolving technology, it won't be very difficult to replace such simple things, even something simple as parents for Wendy and Peter (general summary). The children no longer needed George and Lydia, they were just a bother to them; the nursery was their parents now, and they had no use for a second pair (major
With imagery, syntax, and diction, Bradbury creates this dystopian society and gives the reader a foreshadow of the power in technology (thesis). The fate of the Hadley parents comes to show that with this evolving technology, it won't be very difficult to replace such simple things, even something simple as parents for Wendy and Peter (general summary). The children no longer needed George and Lydia, they were just a bother to them; the nursery was their parents now, and they had no use for a second pair (major