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    fiction collection of stories The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury‚ there are two stories that express the main idea of revenge and they are The Other Foot and The Veldt. In The Other Foot‚ revenge is seen when Willie takes revenge on the white people because of how they treated his parents and the other black people on Earth. In The Veldt the children‚ Wendy and Peter‚ take revenge on their parents when they don’t let them take their rocket to New York‚ this revenge builds up until it takes over the

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    specifically including “The Veldt”‚ Bradbury portrays a home with a nursery. Now remember‚ this is in the future and in a “smart-home”‚ and this nursery is like no other. The nursery in “The Veldt” is made especially for the children Wendy and Peter. When the kids go into the nursery it becomes‚ literally‚ their Curran 2 thoughts. For example‚ Wendy and Peter thought Africa and the room turned into the Sahara with lions devouring zebras and baby giraffes (Bradbury‚ “The Veldt” 12). This feature allows

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    act at all? "The Veldt’s" main characters‚ George and Lydia‚ are taken by surprise when their own children are the reason for their demise. Despite its treacherous setting‚ "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell is not as dangerous as "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. Although there are clear hazards on Ship-Trap Island‚ the dangers of the Happylife Home are much more threatening. "The Most Dangerous Game’s" Ship-Trap Island has many dangerous elements. One example‚ is the evil dogs that

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    ” to controversial issues being faced in America at that period in time. There are two stories in particular that exhibit Bradbury’s knack of bringing contentious issues to light: The Concrete Mixer and The Veldt. Bradbury effectively uses literary devices in The Concrete Mixer and The Veldt to secretly critique

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    reality from fantasy‚ and the aspiration to escape from a situation where one feels his or her life is in harm’s way. Thanatophobia grasps and controls every aspect of one’s life. The main characters in Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 and Ray Bradbury’s “The Veldt” fall victim to this fear of dying and the anxiety controls parts of their life. Because Catch-22 takes place during World War II‚ death makes an appearance quite often. Heller concentrates on Yossarian’s struggle to stay alive in his battle against

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    Let’s first look at "The Veldt" in the story the parents had heard many screams‚ very familiar screams‚ which shows something was a little off. Soon they would go back and check the Veldt‚ only to their surprise they would be screaming and eaten alive.The quote from this story "And suddenly they realized why those other screams bad sounded familiar." (The Veldt) Shows that they were killed‚ proving technology can kill people as if had gotten

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    allows to take a peek into the brain of Leonard Mead and how he feels about the world as well as how to the world views him. Another major use of imagery is in The Veldt. The main plot point was the nursery and its ability to transform o places. He wants us to see what George and Lydia see when they discover the horror that is the veldt. To capture the terrifying presence of the lion he used this line‚ “You could feel the prickling fur on your hand‚ and your mouth was stuffed with the dusty

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    Technology’s Effect on Humans Technology is taking over the lives of countess numbers of people. Since the early 1400’s‚ humans have been creating mechanical appliances to aid in their daily lives. With the formation of these electric assistants‚ humans have created multitudinous artifacts to help both themselves and the planet they inhabit‚ as well as advance farther into the realm of understanding how the commodities here work. In recent years‚ humans have become preoccupied by gadgets like cell

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    The Not So Perfect Utopia “No one believes more firmly than comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your own decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions‚ comrades‚ and then where where should we be?’ This quote came from Animal Farm by George Orwell and shows that in dystopian novels something is taken away from the characters and in Animal Farm it is the ability to make their own decisions‚ and this shows that mankind’s

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    lease answer at least 5 of the following questions in paragraph form after you have closely read The Veldt at least 2 or 3 times. Questions for The Veldt FOCUS ON THE FAMILY Describe and evaluate the relationships between the parents (George and Lydia) and the children (Wendy and Peter) in the Hadley family.  (comprehension and evaluation) 1.    How does Bradbury show us what their relationship is like? •    What does the interchange between George and the children reveal? •    Lydia

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