“’Children are like carpets, they should be stepped on occasionally’” (Bradbury 6). In the short story, “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, George and Lydia Hadbury never stepped on their children, Wendy and Peter, in the loosest sense, instead giving them everything they could ever want. None of them need to lift a finger for anything, because the house does it all for them. The message that Bradbury is trying to tell us about society and technology is that too much of something is not good for anyone. Through the text, Bradbury brings up the message as he shows the lives of the parents and the children as they interact with technology and each other. Too much technology drove them apart. Ray Bradbury shows the opposing roles of the children, smart,
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This leads to the unfortunate effect of the kids no longer needing their parents to care for them. Technology has replaced the parents. There is no need for George and Lydia to be around because they spoiled George and Wendy with so much technology, it replaced them. This is similar to what is happening in society today because parents give their kids smart phones at a young age, and do not have to keep them engaged and therefore do not need to pay attention at all. In the text it says, “You’ve let this room replace you and your wife in your children’s affections. This room is their mother and father, far more important in their lives than their real parents” (Bradbury 8). They spoiled their children under the notion that nothing was too good for their children. They succumbed to the comforts of not having to do anything. Wendy and Peter have too much technology and freedom so they no longer need supervision. Ray Bradbury's message about how too much of something was not always good is portrayed in the text by the parents allowing technology to take their place and to care for and raise the …show more content…
This is how technology is beginning to affect society today. There are so many contraptions to do whatever people need them to. Technology is replacing the basic survival needs to care for themselves. The children said, “That sounds dreadful! Would I have to tie my own shoes... And brush my own teeth...” (Bradbury 7). This is normal in today’s society, but is abhorrent to them because they have it done for them. Later, the psychologist said, “You've built it around your creature comforts. Why, you'd starve tomorrow is something went wrong in your kitchen” (Bradbury 8). The Hadbury's cannot do anything for themselves. They bought so much tech that everything is done mechanically, and they completely rely on it. They have too much dependence on technology that if anything went amiss; they would be in serious trouble. This is similar to today, because not very many people use the paper maps anymore; instead relying on their GPS's to guide them. When the GPS breaks, they will not be able to do
This leads to the unfortunate effect of the kids no longer needing their parents to care for them. Technology has replaced the parents. There is no need for George and Lydia to be around because they spoiled George and Wendy with so much technology, it replaced them. This is similar to what is happening in society today because parents give their kids smart phones at a young age, and do not have to keep them engaged and therefore do not need to pay attention at all. In the text it says, “You’ve let this room replace you and your wife in your children’s affections. This room is their mother and father, far more important in their lives than their real parents” (Bradbury 8). They spoiled their children under the notion that nothing was too good for their children. They succumbed to the comforts of not having to do anything. Wendy and Peter have too much technology and freedom so they no longer need supervision. Ray Bradbury's message about how too much of something was not always good is portrayed in the text by the parents allowing technology to take their place and to care for and raise the …show more content…
This is how technology is beginning to affect society today. There are so many contraptions to do whatever people need them to. Technology is replacing the basic survival needs to care for themselves. The children said, “That sounds dreadful! Would I have to tie my own shoes... And brush my own teeth...” (Bradbury 7). This is normal in today’s society, but is abhorrent to them because they have it done for them. Later, the psychologist said, “You've built it around your creature comforts. Why, you'd starve tomorrow is something went wrong in your kitchen” (Bradbury 8). The Hadbury's cannot do anything for themselves. They bought so much tech that everything is done mechanically, and they completely rely on it. They have too much dependence on technology that if anything went amiss; they would be in serious trouble. This is similar to today, because not very many people use the paper maps anymore; instead relying on their GPS's to guide them. When the GPS breaks, they will not be able to do