The Veldt Technology Analysis
The Veldt Essay - Rough Copy
Intro Paragraph
Ray Bradbury’s The Veldt is a short story about the pluses and minuses of using technology in large doses which now is a normal part of one’s life. Technology changes one’s family dynamics, one’s experiences or rather lack of experiences and the purpose of one’s life displaying that addictions to technology can lead to a less fulfilling life.
First Paragraph
Technology changes a relationship between parents and children as technology replaces the loving relationship children have with their parents to a cold one full of hatred and disrespect. The nursery is replacing the relationship between Peter and his parents so George considers turning off the nursery, Peter “[does not] think [he’d] better consider it anymore” (Bradbury 143). The child in this case becomes unaware of the respect one should give their parents as a result of the increase in the use of technology. Because the children love technology more than their own parents Peter and Wendy will not get the chance to learn and be inspired from them lessening their quality of life. The obsession to technology …show more content…
that Peter and Wendy posses weaken their relationships with their parents giving them a life that is less fulfilled.
Second Paragraph
Knowing something and experiencing something are two completely different things and Peter and Wendy are only knowing things creating a life that is less accomplishing. The quality of Peter’s life is being diminished because he doesn't even “want to do anything, but look and listen and smell” (143). The experiential knowledge that every child should have is being taken away because everything is being done for the children. Painting a picture and tying shoes are just two examples of experiences that every child should have, but they are not because the children feel that if they see something being done is the same as doing it. The lack of experiences the children have are ruining their life slowly, leading to a lesser quality of life.
Third Paragraph
The result of the dependance the whole family has on technology is losing their sense of purpose in life.
Lydia especialIy, “feel[s] like [she] [does not] belong here. The house is wife and mother and now nursemaid. Can [she] compete with an African Veldt” (138). Lydia is raising the children, cooking and cleaning for the house. Now that the technology, especially the nursery is doing everything for her Lydia feels that her purpose in life is lost. The reliance children have on their parents is astronomical however Peter and Lydia are relying on technology for everything, instead of their parents. Technology is replacing the job that Lydia had in her children’s lives and if she doesn't have a point in life, her life is less accomplishing. The lack of purpose Lydia has due to her children’s addiction to technology makes her life worse thus less
fulfilling.
Concluding Paragraph
The whole Hadley family is affected by the increase in the use of technology, particularly the nursery as the technology causes the family to have a life that is diminished. Technology creates a detachment between one’s parents and themselves, creates a life of only factual knowledge and makes someone lose their purpose in life. Through the children’s violent ways and the parent’s death Ray Bradbury teaches that one must always be aware of the dangers of technology in high doses and how an obsession with technology can ruin lives.
Intro Paragraph
Ray Bradbury’s The Veldt is a short story about the pluses and minuses of using technology in large doses which now is a normal part of one’s life. Technology changes one’s family dynamics, one’s experiences or rather lack of experiences and the purpose of one’s life displaying that addictions to technology can lead to a less fulfilling life.
First Paragraph
Technology changes a relationship between parents and children as technology replaces the loving relationship children have with their parents to a cold one full of hatred and disrespect. The nursery is replacing the relationship between Peter and his parents so George considers turning off the nursery, Peter “[does not] think [he’d] better consider it anymore” (Bradbury 143). The child in this case becomes unaware of the respect one should give their parents as a result of the increase in the use of technology. Because the children love technology more than their own parents Peter and Wendy will not get the chance to learn and be inspired from them lessening their quality of life. The obsession to technology …show more content…
that Peter and Wendy posses weaken their relationships with their parents giving them a life that is less fulfilled.
Second Paragraph
Knowing something and experiencing something are two completely different things and Peter and Wendy are only knowing things creating a life that is less accomplishing. The quality of Peter’s life is being diminished because he doesn't even “want to do anything, but look and listen and smell” (143). The experiential knowledge that every child should have is being taken away because everything is being done for the children. Painting a picture and tying shoes are just two examples of experiences that every child should have, but they are not because the children feel that if they see something being done is the same as doing it. The lack of experiences the children have are ruining their life slowly, leading to a lesser quality of life.
Third Paragraph
The result of the dependance the whole family has on technology is losing their sense of purpose in life.
Lydia especialIy, “feel[s] like [she] [does not] belong here. The house is wife and mother and now nursemaid. Can [she] compete with an African Veldt” (138). Lydia is raising the children, cooking and cleaning for the house. Now that the technology, especially the nursery is doing everything for her Lydia feels that her purpose in life is lost. The reliance children have on their parents is astronomical however Peter and Lydia are relying on technology for everything, instead of their parents. Technology is replacing the job that Lydia had in her children’s lives and if she doesn't have a point in life, her life is less accomplishing. The lack of purpose Lydia has due to her children’s addiction to technology makes her life worse thus less
fulfilling.
Concluding Paragraph
The whole Hadley family is affected by the increase in the use of technology, particularly the nursery as the technology causes the family to have a life that is diminished. Technology creates a detachment between one’s parents and themselves, creates a life of only factual knowledge and makes someone lose their purpose in life. Through the children’s violent ways and the parent’s death Ray Bradbury teaches that one must always be aware of the dangers of technology in high doses and how an obsession with technology can ruin lives.