In Ray Bradbury’s story, The Veldt, excessive technological use and its repercussions are analyzed. Through juxtaposition, imagery, symbolism, the author presents an underlying societal critique of the world’s growing dependence on technology and how it can have sinister repercussions. Is life with a strong dependence on technology (not manually tying shoes, brushing teeth) really living?
Throughout “The Veldt”, sensory details are used to accentuate the alarm that readers should be feeling as the parents are introduced to the unforgiving territory of the African veldtland. Among the most notable of the terrain are the lions: “And here were the lions now, fifteen feet away, so real, so feverishly and startlingly real that you could feel the prickling fur on your hand, and your mouth was stuffed with the dusty upholstery smell of their heated pelts... and the smell of meat from the panting, dripping mouths”. These animals are commonly represented as fierce and powerful, and …show more content…
They don’t go together, so this invites many questions. A key note is that technology is described as “evidence here and paraphrase”. In contrast, the veldtland is described as “evidence here and paraphrase”. Technology and nature don’t go together. They contrast like no other. How does this feed into the central theme? It feeds because with technology, we have control over nature. This should never happen. We’re disconnected from the intended reality of our world. It’s dehumanizing and brutal.
Bradbury wants us to know that if our society with a technological base ever encounters issues, we’re all screwed over. Using this, this, and that, Bradbury presents an underlying societal critique on technology’s growing influence on the human race. Why does this matter? It matters because is life with excessive technology really living? Are we becoming disconnected from reality? The answer is yes,
Throughout “The Veldt”, sensory details are used to accentuate the alarm that readers should be feeling as the parents are introduced to the unforgiving territory of the African veldtland. Among the most notable of the terrain are the lions: “And here were the lions now, fifteen feet away, so real, so feverishly and startlingly real that you could feel the prickling fur on your hand, and your mouth was stuffed with the dusty upholstery smell of their heated pelts... and the smell of meat from the panting, dripping mouths”. These animals are commonly represented as fierce and powerful, and …show more content…
They don’t go together, so this invites many questions. A key note is that technology is described as “evidence here and paraphrase”. In contrast, the veldtland is described as “evidence here and paraphrase”. Technology and nature don’t go together. They contrast like no other. How does this feed into the central theme? It feeds because with technology, we have control over nature. This should never happen. We’re disconnected from the intended reality of our world. It’s dehumanizing and brutal.
Bradbury wants us to know that if our society with a technological base ever encounters issues, we’re all screwed over. Using this, this, and that, Bradbury presents an underlying societal critique on technology’s growing influence on the human race. Why does this matter? It matters because is life with excessive technology really living? Are we becoming disconnected from reality? The answer is yes,