Authors often times base their stories on the fears of the public, and that's exactly what Ray Bradbury did. Not all technology is good for mankind, In the stories “The Veldt” and “Marionettes Inc.” Ray Bradbury is trying to show the consequences of new technology through psychological changes, wasted time, and the poorer treatment of humans.
The psychological changes on humans are evident, and can be traced back to the technology in both stories. In the veldt, the children lose their minds due to the technological house. The psychologist in the story mentions that the “nursery” has become the mother and the father of the children. The psychologist later stated that this room was a part of an experiment and should be taken from the children to prevent further damage. In “Marionettes Inc.” The psychological effects are different. The robots or “marionettes” alter the brain of the initiator, by allowing them to evade their problems instead of dealing with them. It is clear that there are psychological changes portrayed in both stories. The new psychological ideologies reflect the technological breakthroughs in relation to the characters. The technology serves the humans, and as a result the humans see themselves as always needing to be served. …show more content…
In “Marionettes Inc.” the marionettes allow their owners to waste their time, and to skip anything that they would not like to do. In “The Veldt” the children waste their time in the “nursery”. In both stories the technology could aid in freeing up time and allow the users to become more educated, but it could also cause them to feel as if they don't have a purpose. This would cause problems with the children psychologically, and would likely lead to
The psychological changes on humans are evident, and can be traced back to the technology in both stories. In the veldt, the children lose their minds due to the technological house. The psychologist in the story mentions that the “nursery” has become the mother and the father of the children. The psychologist later stated that this room was a part of an experiment and should be taken from the children to prevent further damage. In “Marionettes Inc.” The psychological effects are different. The robots or “marionettes” alter the brain of the initiator, by allowing them to evade their problems instead of dealing with them. It is clear that there are psychological changes portrayed in both stories. The new psychological ideologies reflect the technological breakthroughs in relation to the characters. The technology serves the humans, and as a result the humans see themselves as always needing to be served. …show more content…
In “Marionettes Inc.” the marionettes allow their owners to waste their time, and to skip anything that they would not like to do. In “The Veldt” the children waste their time in the “nursery”. In both stories the technology could aid in freeing up time and allow the users to become more educated, but it could also cause them to feel as if they don't have a purpose. This would cause problems with the children psychologically, and would likely lead to