The Veldt Literary Analysis

The story “The Veldt”, written by Ray Bradbury is a sophisticated allusion to the impacts that modern technology has on the world. The story is an account of two parents navigating the challenges of highly advanced technology taking the daily tasks out of life. Through this effortless life, we see the detrimental effects that technology has on the children. In order to reveal the dangers of technology, Bradbury utilizes point of view,selection of detail, and imagery.
In “The Veldt”, Bradbury uses a wide variety of imagery to encourage the reader connect to the setting and to help convey the theme at the end of the story. For example, in order to thoroughly display the environment within nursery, Bradbury states, “The hot straw smell of lion

At the beginning of the story, it is evident that George wants his children to be content and live relaxed lives. We can see this feeling when he says, “But nothing’s too good for our children”. This quote reveals early that George will and has done anything to please his children. However, we later see George experience the dangerous technology that consumes the children's lives. George and his wife Lydia decided to go into the nursery where they had a hyperrealistic near-death experience. Through this short experience, we can see an entire shift in George’s attitude toward technology. This encounter influenced George to limit the children's access to the nursery and later to shut off the house as a whole. This ultimately sets up the children to resent George and finally have him killed in the end. Through George’s perspective, we are able to see his intentions and it also allows Bradbury to reveal the changes that take place within the

Within the story, it is revealed that the children used to innocently play with the nursery when Bradbury says the phrase, “How often had he seen Pegasus flying in the sky ceiling, or seen fountains of red fireworks, or heard angel voices singing”. These scenes are very innocent reflections of the children's minds. This setup allows Bradbury to use the details to highlight the transition from innocence to hostility that the children display. Following this line, Bradbury foreshadows the parents’ ultimate death with the detail “It seemed that, at a distance, for the past month, he had heard lions roaring, and smelled their strong odor seeping as far away as his study door. But, being busy, he had paid it no attention”. This shows that the children didn’t have a sudden shift in attitude but their thoughts towards their parents had been developing over time. Subsequently, Bradbury prepares the ending when Peter bluntly yells the phrase, “I wish you were dead!”. This detail shocks the reader and allows them to prepare for George and Lydia’s