What Technology Doesn’t Want You to Know
Technology, in today’s society, has hindered man’s ability to function properly and maintain one’s independence. Although advances in technology are beneficial in making daily life easier, it will eventually cause society to be incapable of accomplishing even the simplest of tasks. This creates a sense of powerlessness that prevents individuals from being able to live without the luxury of technology. In Ray Bradbury’s story “The Veldt,” he warns society about the dangers that advancing technology can have on one’s independence through his use of figurative language.
Technological advances have become an essential part of society that has an influence in everyone’s lives, but especially in the lives of children. An article from the Huffington Post, …show more content…
This parental responsibility stimulates trust and love, which are active components in a healthy relationship. However, in “The Veldt” technology has replaced the parental figures and consequently, the children have developed a relationship with the House and lost their connection with their biological parents, because the Hadley children, Peter and Wendy, now depend on the advanced technology of the House for their survival. When George and Lydia were “thinking about turning the whole house off…,” (Page 908), the children considered their survival to be threatened. Through the use of foreshadowing, Bradbury illustrates the children’s need for technology and the measures they will take to ensure their survival. The discovery of “a bloody scarf” that “belongs to Lydia,” (Page 909) and George’s “old wallet” that had “drops of saliva on it,” (Page 906) conveys the parents ultimate demise. Since the children’s love for their parents was replaced with their love for technology, Peter and Wendy will protect the House even if that meant losing their parents; for protecting technology guarantees their
Technology, in today’s society, has hindered man’s ability to function properly and maintain one’s independence. Although advances in technology are beneficial in making daily life easier, it will eventually cause society to be incapable of accomplishing even the simplest of tasks. This creates a sense of powerlessness that prevents individuals from being able to live without the luxury of technology. In Ray Bradbury’s story “The Veldt,” he warns society about the dangers that advancing technology can have on one’s independence through his use of figurative language.
Technological advances have become an essential part of society that has an influence in everyone’s lives, but especially in the lives of children. An article from the Huffington Post, …show more content…
This parental responsibility stimulates trust and love, which are active components in a healthy relationship. However, in “The Veldt” technology has replaced the parental figures and consequently, the children have developed a relationship with the House and lost their connection with their biological parents, because the Hadley children, Peter and Wendy, now depend on the advanced technology of the House for their survival. When George and Lydia were “thinking about turning the whole house off…,” (Page 908), the children considered their survival to be threatened. Through the use of foreshadowing, Bradbury illustrates the children’s need for technology and the measures they will take to ensure their survival. The discovery of “a bloody scarf” that “belongs to Lydia,” (Page 909) and George’s “old wallet” that had “drops of saliva on it,” (Page 906) conveys the parents ultimate demise. Since the children’s love for their parents was replaced with their love for technology, Peter and Wendy will protect the House even if that meant losing their parents; for protecting technology guarantees their