The Veldt Compare & Contrast
“The Veldt”, written by Ray Bradbury in 1950, is a story that takes place in what was thought to be the futuristic home of technology. It features a family of four whose life is complete aided by the advancements in technology such as the shoe-shiner or the automatic on/off lights. Although these pieces of technology seem a little outdated compared to what we own now, keep in mind that this was the 1950’s so everything was simply from imagination. Aside from the typical family and the atypical household inventions, there is another important component that this story features, which is the Nursery: a room that is designed to transform into whatever wild location the people inside ask it to. Ray Bradbury tells us …show more content…
Although this house seems like the epitome of vacations and the nursery seems like a fragment of ones’ wildest dreams, everything is not as it appears to be. One day, the parents discover that the children, Wendy and Peter who almost never come out of the nursery, have thought up a very intimidating scene of an African Veldt that gives Lydia (the mother) the chills. As the story progresses, the parents become suspicious of the children’s behaviors inside the room and the dark places that their imagination is taking them. Through many conflicts and arguments about whether or not they should shut the whole house down, we see a concerning adjustment to behaviors and the horrifying end to what was the perfect family. In the next couple of paragraphs, I will explain what was the same and what was different about the story and the movie “The Veldt”, and what …show more content…
This next paragraph will explain some of the important similarities and why it was right or wrong to keep them the same across the story and the movie. To start off, the most obvious and important difference is the setting which is futuristic and science-fiction-y. This had to be kept the same or else the meaning behind the story and the actual plot itself would mean absolutely nothing. Also, it was essential, in my opinion, that the nursery and the different themes of the nursery were kept the same because, again, the story would have been meaningless if they were to be changed. Aside from the obvious similarities, here is one that, if changed, would have surprisingly not have made the story any different: the names of the characters. It is common knowledge when a movie is being made based off of a book or story that you should keep the character’s names the same so that the observers are not confused. Although the movie would have been harder to follow, it would have not taken away from the plot. This would have been different if the ages were changed in a big manner because it could affect the plot. The next similarities between the story and the movie is the relationship of the characters, the technology that their lives are controlled by, and the personalities of the parents. The parents, in both the story and the movie, are basically letting the kids do whatever they want and
“The Veldt”, written by Ray Bradbury in 1950, is a story that takes place in what was thought to be the futuristic home of technology. It features a family of four whose life is complete aided by the advancements in technology such as the shoe-shiner or the automatic on/off lights. Although these pieces of technology seem a little outdated compared to what we own now, keep in mind that this was the 1950’s so everything was simply from imagination. Aside from the typical family and the atypical household inventions, there is another important component that this story features, which is the Nursery: a room that is designed to transform into whatever wild location the people inside ask it to. Ray Bradbury tells us …show more content…
Although this house seems like the epitome of vacations and the nursery seems like a fragment of ones’ wildest dreams, everything is not as it appears to be. One day, the parents discover that the children, Wendy and Peter who almost never come out of the nursery, have thought up a very intimidating scene of an African Veldt that gives Lydia (the mother) the chills. As the story progresses, the parents become suspicious of the children’s behaviors inside the room and the dark places that their imagination is taking them. Through many conflicts and arguments about whether or not they should shut the whole house down, we see a concerning adjustment to behaviors and the horrifying end to what was the perfect family. In the next couple of paragraphs, I will explain what was the same and what was different about the story and the movie “The Veldt”, and what …show more content…
This next paragraph will explain some of the important similarities and why it was right or wrong to keep them the same across the story and the movie. To start off, the most obvious and important difference is the setting which is futuristic and science-fiction-y. This had to be kept the same or else the meaning behind the story and the actual plot itself would mean absolutely nothing. Also, it was essential, in my opinion, that the nursery and the different themes of the nursery were kept the same because, again, the story would have been meaningless if they were to be changed. Aside from the obvious similarities, here is one that, if changed, would have surprisingly not have made the story any different: the names of the characters. It is common knowledge when a movie is being made based off of a book or story that you should keep the character’s names the same so that the observers are not confused. Although the movie would have been harder to follow, it would have not taken away from the plot. This would have been different if the ages were changed in a big manner because it could affect the plot. The next similarities between the story and the movie is the relationship of the characters, the technology that their lives are controlled by, and the personalities of the parents. The parents, in both the story and the movie, are basically letting the kids do whatever they want and