the veldt

The short story ‘’the Veldt’’ is a very thought provoking masterpiece that makes readers reconsider their use of technology. Since the very beginning of the story, Lydia seems unsatisfied with her life in the ‘’Happylife Home'’, even if all she might need is found in it. She started feeling unnecessary as the house left her nothing to do as a mother and wife. This obviously tells the reader that if social duties are performed by machines, humans will feel unnecessary and life will sound boring. The second lesson that can be drawn from this short story is the fact that machines cannot parent children without disastrous consequences. This was illustrated in the obvious lack of communication between George and Lydia from one side and their two kids from the other. Therefore, the over use of technology destroys family and human relationships. When George and Lydia decided to leave the house, their kids strongly refused as they were greatly attached to the nursery. As a result, they sacrificed their parents in order to keep living in the house. They felt no regret or guilt when their parents died, which means they are emotionless, exactly like machines. A lesson can be easily drawn here; human interaction with machines makes Man lose his humanity. To sum up, ‘’the Veldt’' is an excellent illustration of the negative side of technology and machines.
Lydia Hadley tells George that she's worried about the nursery, which is this awesome virtual reality room where kids and adults can go off on any adventure they want. (Do you know the Star Trek holodeck? It's pretty much that.)

See, the Hadley family live in this awesome automated house that does all the work for them. Which leaves them lots of free time to feel bad about themselves. This is mid-century America, so everyone feels bad about themselves. Ever watch Mad Men? It's like that, minus the ever-handsome Don Draper. Then again, maybe George is a looker.

The kids Peter and Wendy are spending lots of time in