Technology And Imagery In The Veldt By Ray Bradbury

Oftentimes, children who don’t take accountability for their actions become spoiled and despotic. Many of these children are unsupervised by their parents, giving them total freedom. Author Ray Bradbury acknowledges this sentiment and incorporates it into his work in literature. Bradbury expresses the notion that spoiled children are largely influenced through technology and neglect from his use of foreshadowing, allusions and symbolism in “The Veldt.”
Bradbury hints at the realism of the nursery to illustrate Peter and Wendy’s dependency of technology. The mother, Lydia, described the nursery as “too real” and that she could essentially “see” and “feel” (Bradbury 3) the veldt while in the room. Bradbury also depicts the lifelike nature of the nursery by stating that it is “so real, so feverishly and startlingly real that you could feel the prickling fur on your hand.” (3) This portrayal of the nursery in the home provides the reader with

The kids perceive the nursery room as “far more important in their lives than their real parents.” (12) The description gives the reader insight on how the spoiled children became reliant on the nursery. Children in nurseries should be cared for; however, George and Lydia had never presumed the role as parents for the two kids. The symbolic representation of parental figures is established by the nursery as it nurtures and influences the children to make them rely more heavily on technology than their actual parents. Peter and Wendy viewed their parents as “Scrooges” (12), getting in the way of their relationship with the nursery. The two kids were so reliant on the advanced home that they were willing to kill anyone who got in the way of their bond. This clearly shows that technology can strain relationships in families, since it develops a sense of dependency in