The Veldt Analysis

In The Veldt, the parents, George and Lydia, are to blame for their own deaths because they let the kids get addicted to the technology by surrounding them with technology as children and letting them grow up with it. In the story, George and Lydia Hadley live in this smart-house that is full of technology. They have two kids, Wendy and Peter. Wendy and Peter have a nursery that is like a virtual reality room. Wendy and Peter get addicted to the nursery and George Lydia threaten to shut off the nursery and Wendy and Peter disagree and then lock their parents in the nursery. The parents end up dying because the lions that were in the nursery ate them. So, I believe that the parents are to blame in their deaths. The reason I believe that the parents are to blame for their own deaths is because in the story after George turns off the house, his son, Peter, yells at him, …show more content…
"Don't let Father kill everything." He turned to his father. "Oh, I hate you!" This shows that Peter was so addicted to the house and the technology that he started believing that is was an object with feelings and cared more about the technology than his own father. Another reason I believe that the parents are to blame for their own deaths is because Peter starts to get out of control and starts to lose his temper when his father starts to threaten closing up the nursery. "Father?" said Peter. "Yes." Peter looked at his shoes. He never looked at his father any more, nor at his mother. "You aren't going to lock up the nursery for good, are