In The Veldt Analysis

Genres work in thousands of different ways to put together a story. We have drama, mystery, horror, and so many more that strictly put together a story. However, today we are focusing on Dirk and Devitt’s comprehension of a genre; how does the genre of a story respond to a specific social event and what are the repetitive responses that influence the story? Dirk and Devitt’s theory have influenced my thoughts and allowed me to reach deep into the text in order to write this analysis, and I know that is what their goal was. So let’s do this. The Veldt has many underlying messages and thoughts that caused me to think a great deal about what direction I should choose to go in. What I comprehend from this writing is that Bradbury is trying to
George and Lydia play into that role by allowing their HappyLife home to take complete control in their life, turning their family into a dependent one. Their children then become overly spoiled, which is understandable, because they never have to do anything for themselves. Their new lifestyle plays a huge role in the ending events of the story. Peter and Wendy become very attached to their nursery, and it demonstrates perfectly the lifestyle that Bradbury talks about. George brings up an instance when he decided to turn off the nursery for a few hours. After he and Lydia go into the nursery to examine the Africa scene, Lydia is freaked out and tells George to turn off the nursery. George replies with “You know how difficult peter is about that. When I punished him a month ago by locking the nursery for even a few hours - the tantrum be threw! And Wendy too. They live for that nursery.” This connection that the children have with the nursery turns into a damaging one. They become dependent on it for happiness, and so when their parents take it away from them, they can not function properly. This is the example that Bradbury uses to show the destructive future he wanted to