Symbolism In The Veldt

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In the veldt by Ray Bradbury he used symbolism and repetition that if you spoil your kids it could backfire. In the text there is early evidence of the parents fate. “ I see cleaned bone, and the vultures dropping for what's left”. “ did you hear that scream”. The parents were hearing screams and pearly white cleaned bones lying on the ground and they also seen there had been lions there. Peter and wendy's parents also had realized they were in africa and not in a fairy wonderland. The parents were wondering why their children weren't thinking about happy things.

This then started a conspiracy wondering if the system is broken or are there kids really thinking of these kinda things thinking of death. So the dad was thinking if it was a good idea to lock up the nursery for awhile. So when the family was eating dinner they asked their kids about the nursery and why it was locked on africa. And the kids wouldn't tell they were lying and in denyle. So wendy couldn't handle it so she ran off to the nursery to go change the place they were at. She ran off to go change it so she could prove their parents wrong about being in africa. So the dad decided to actually lock up the nursery. Not not even a few minutes later they had got back in the nursery.
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The parents bought a house that does everything for them they do nothing anymore they have an electric house do everything. Evidence from the text says. “ As they sit watching the dining room table produce warm dishes of food from its mechanical interior. Also in the text. “We forgot ketchup” sorry a little voice coming from the table and within the table ketchup

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