Foreshadowing In The Veldt

In Ray Bradbury’s story “The Veldt”, there is a large family struggle between the nursery, a room connected to the children’s thoughts to where whatever they think comes on a screen, and the family themselves. The family has all different viewpoints and opinions on the issue of technology. Within that struggle and within the story, the author, Ray Bradbury used multiple craft moves for different purposes in the story. First, he used personification to build a mood in the story. Second, he used foreshadowing to hint at what’s to come in the story. And finally, he used descriptive language to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. This is not the only importance of these craft moves, however. Each of these has a special relevance in our lives. …show more content…
Look at this paragraph: “But now, is yellow hot Africa, this bake oven with murder in the heat. Perhaps Lydia was right. Perhaps they needed a little vacation from the fantasy which was growing a bit too real for ten-year-old children. It was all right to exercise one’s mind with unusual fantasies, but when the lively child mind settled on one pattern..?” This foreshadowing technique is very effective in hinting at what’s to come in the story, but also at showing how relevant it is within our daily lives. It’s effective at hinting at what’s to come in the story because of the questioning of the character’s self. This hinting makes readers predict at what’s to come in the story and makes the reader understand it more and understand the resolution especially. It also has a large relevancy. In our lives, we foreshadow what is to come, or what may come in the future. However, sometimes not caring about what you foreshadow may get you killed, as we saw in The Veldt. The relevancy of this author’s craft item shows us that you shouldn’t ignore something that has kept us alive for thousands of years. This craft technique is truly