Technology In A Dystopian Veldt

The most realistic of the three dystopian scenarios is that of The Veldt. In The Veldt, Family roles have been replaced entirely by technology. The children do not respect their parents in the least because the house has taken over their roles as caregivers. Lydia, the mother even says at one point, “The house is wife and mother now, and nursemaid. Can I compete with an African veldt?...I cannot” (Bradbury 3). While modern families have not necessarily reached this extent of our alliance, technology certainly strains familial relations. The story seems far-fetched at a glance, and while rooms probably will not be coming alive and eating parents, they may certainly drive a wedge between relatives. The market for labor-saving machines is steadily growing and automated houses do not seem outlandish, so it is very likely that within the next hundred years a home resembling the one in The Veldt will be actualized. Children will be immersed in the new devices and it will be up to the parents to foster meaningful relationships.

By far the most frightening and improbable of the stories is that of Equilibrium. The whole society revolves around administering a drug to suppress feelings of any sort. Citizens are essentially emotionless robots in the name of peace. Even as they claim to be taking the drug to ensure “peace”, they are killing rebels with highly
In this all the citizens are happy and are guaranteed contentedness. Despite the immoral grounds of the world, suffering is virtually eradicated. “Anyhow, there's one thing we can be certain of; whoever he may have been, he was happy when he was alive. Everybody's happy now”(Huxley 75) While citizens of the World State lead shallow lives, they live without sadness, fear, anger, or suffering. Even death holds no dread for them. Living in the world state would be simple and pleasurable, making it by far the easiest and most satisfying to live