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    In a short story The Veldt by Ray Bradbury teaches the reader not to neglect and spoil kids.The kids behavior symbolizes what could happen when you don’t hang out with your own kids. Not to spoil and neglect children. In a short story The Veldt by Ray Bradbury shows what could happen when you neglect your kids In a short story by Ray Bradbury teaches the reader not to neglect and spoil your kid. The kids behavior symbolizes what could happen when you don’t spend time with your kids. It is true that

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    to discipline their children. Ray Bradbury‚ the author of The Veldt‚ writes of the harm of technology in children’s lives as he depicts two children‚ Wendy and Peter Hadley who disrespect and hat their parents. The disrespect and hatred for George and Lydia is derived from being spoiled with technology. Foreshadowing‚ symbolism‚ and setting‚ all contribute to a warning that grave consequences come with the overindulgence of technology. The setting of the African veldt in the nursery compares the wild

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    The “Veldt” written By Ray Bradbury has many craft moves. The craft moves that are most commonly used in the story and the ones that draw the reader in are dialogue‚ similes‚ and personification. These are all shown when the house that has a nursery in it makes the kids hopeless. The house does everything for the kids and they aren’t able to do any real world stuff after they got the house. Ray Bradbury uses dialogue to draw out a conversation between the characters in the story. For example “George

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    Readers Response #1 The short story‚ “The Veldt”‚ written by Ray Bradbury‚ is one of the literatures that talks about the effects of technology in a negative point of view. The story is introduced in a futuristic setting‚ a sound-proofed Happylife Home‚ where the Hadley family lives with the advanced technology. The machines are capable of fulfilling all the family’s needs and desires such as cleaning‚ clothing‚ feeding‚ and even rocking them to sleep. In the beginning‚ the technology

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    One interesting fact about Ray Bradbury is that he claimed that he was a descendant of Mary Bradbury who was tried for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. So because of his descant of Mary Bradbury during the Salem witch trials he tends to put bad choices and terrible outcomes into his stories. In this essay I will be talking about the Imagery in these three short stories “The Pedestrian”‚ “The Veldt”‚ and “The Sound of Thunder” all by Ray Bradbury. In this story “The Pedestrian” it talks

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    problems and make life more enjoyable. Along with the benefits and praise‚ new technology always comes with concerns and potential detriments. Ray Bradbury’s “The Veldt” and the concept of self driving cars‚ both pose questions about the benefits and risks of new technology arising in the world. Numerous technologies that are presented in Ray Bradbury’s “The Veldt” have obvious benefits to everyday life. Machines in the house do many of the tedious tasks that one dreads on a daily basis. These machines

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    In the story "The Veldt" Ray Bradbury presents a strong idea about why the parents were the fault of their own death. "But nothing’s too good for our children‚" George said. George and Lydia bought a lot of technology bemused‚ that their children should have the best and most advanced technology. Maybe the children killed their parents‚ but it was the fault of themselves that led to their fatality. Initially‚ George and Lydia didn’t try hard enough to discipline their children. Every time they’ve

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    The Veldt In the short story “The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury‚ everything starts with the purchase of their new family home. This home was not your average home because where other homes flawed this house seemed to have perfected itself. This house had features that would cater to the family such as feed them‚ sing to them‚ and even nurture them "nothing was to good for their children" said George. The greatest feature was the nursery. What this nursery would do‚ was catch the telepathic emanations of

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    In the story “Veldt” by Ray Bradbury‚ The parents‚ George and Lydia‚ (Who were expatriate) are to blame for their own deaths because they are the ones who let the kids (Peter and Wendy) be addicted‚ instead of minimizing the use of all the technology in their home. In the beginning of the story George and Lydia bought a smart house‚ so the machines could accomplish all their multiple chores for them. George and Lydia bought a VR house so that they didn’t have to do anything for their kids. This

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    what would the point of family be? I mean you do lots of things with your family like make dinner or play games with them. If there was a house that would do this what would the point of family. That is exactly what happens in the story The Veldt by Ray Bradbury. From the story Cradle Hold by David Klass a boy named Duke just joined a wrestling team and his dad would go to every match that he had. Some of Duke’s teammates

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