Symbolism Within “The Veldt”
Within literature, symbolism is used by assigning symbolic meanings to objects, settings, or actions to represent an idea or characteristic. In the short story “The Veldt,” Ray Bradbury uses various symbols within the text that allow the readers to identify what the author is trying to tell them. The symbols allow the readers to define the character of Wendy and Peter and the relationship they have with their parents and the house, a broader understanding of the setting and to understand the story’s theme.
Wendy and Peter are the children of George and Lydia. The relationship they have isn’t as affectionate as it should be, since George installed machinery that would take care of them all, the children grew up learning that they would have everything handed to them and wouldn’t …show more content…
They realized that the veldt arrived when George refused to allow the children to take a rocket to New York a few months back (85) and this signifies that the children are angry with the parents and are being defiant as any other spoiled child would react. The technology in the house is preventing the children from developing into humans and they’re growing up thinking as if they were animals. The veldt symbolizes “destructive thoughts… [and]… “you can feel it coming out of the sky. Feel that sun” (87). The lions symbolize the animal-like nature the children have within themselves along with how the lion are always feeding on something and how they chase and stare at the parents as if the parents were the ones they wanted to eat. For example, when Peter looks to the ceiling and begins to say “don’t let them do it!” this tells the readers that he’s speaking to the house as it were alive or
Within literature, symbolism is used by assigning symbolic meanings to objects, settings, or actions to represent an idea or characteristic. In the short story “The Veldt,” Ray Bradbury uses various symbols within the text that allow the readers to identify what the author is trying to tell them. The symbols allow the readers to define the character of Wendy and Peter and the relationship they have with their parents and the house, a broader understanding of the setting and to understand the story’s theme.
Wendy and Peter are the children of George and Lydia. The relationship they have isn’t as affectionate as it should be, since George installed machinery that would take care of them all, the children grew up learning that they would have everything handed to them and wouldn’t …show more content…
They realized that the veldt arrived when George refused to allow the children to take a rocket to New York a few months back (85) and this signifies that the children are angry with the parents and are being defiant as any other spoiled child would react. The technology in the house is preventing the children from developing into humans and they’re growing up thinking as if they were animals. The veldt symbolizes “destructive thoughts… [and]… “you can feel it coming out of the sky. Feel that sun” (87). The lions symbolize the animal-like nature the children have within themselves along with how the lion are always feeding on something and how they chase and stare at the parents as if the parents were the ones they wanted to eat. For example, when Peter looks to the ceiling and begins to say “don’t let them do it!” this tells the readers that he’s speaking to the house as it were alive or