Lost in daydreams, many people find themselves pondering over what the future will hold. In his story The Veldt, Ray Bradbury delineates a home that does everything for the family, which results in kids that value one room over their very parents. In the end, readers are left with questions and contrasting reactions. Everything that the author does to convey each message and emotion is specifically chosen for independent intentions. Bradbury utilizes several different literary devices, such as imagery, suspense, and satire for these precise causes. The purpose of these being- to create an image in the reader’s mind, invoke fear in the reader, and to communicate some unconventional way of humans. These, as well as others, all combined, make
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In The Veldt, Bradbury frequently used his words to comment humorously on the society that was in the story. Many authors use this to simply establish a setting. Conversely, some wordsmiths have a reason more directed towards reality- to predict the future that our current society is heading towards, then deride it, hoping to inflict a positive change. This is shown when “ ‘That sounds dreadful! Would I have to tie my own shoes instead of letting the shoe tier do it? And brush my own teeth and comb my hair and give myself a bath?’ ” (Bradbury 6). In this scene, Bradbury is poking fun at the laziness of current generations, and their reliability on machines. Case in point, “ ‘George, you’ll have to change your life. Like too many others, you’ve built it around creature comforts. Why, you’d starve tomorrow if something went wrong in your kitchen. You wouldn’t know how to tap and egg.’ ” (Bradbury 8). At this point, Bradbury blantaly states that people have become dependent upon apparatuses and haven’t bothered to familiarize themselves with basic skills. By voicing this concern in his short story, it is Bradbury’s aspiration to alert the population to this growing problem, and hopefully make some sort of change to
In The Veldt, Bradbury frequently used his words to comment humorously on the society that was in the story. Many authors use this to simply establish a setting. Conversely, some wordsmiths have a reason more directed towards reality- to predict the future that our current society is heading towards, then deride it, hoping to inflict a positive change. This is shown when “ ‘That sounds dreadful! Would I have to tie my own shoes instead of letting the shoe tier do it? And brush my own teeth and comb my hair and give myself a bath?’ ” (Bradbury 6). In this scene, Bradbury is poking fun at the laziness of current generations, and their reliability on machines. Case in point, “ ‘George, you’ll have to change your life. Like too many others, you’ve built it around creature comforts. Why, you’d starve tomorrow if something went wrong in your kitchen. You wouldn’t know how to tap and egg.’ ” (Bradbury 8). At this point, Bradbury blantaly states that people have become dependent upon apparatuses and haven’t bothered to familiarize themselves with basic skills. By voicing this concern in his short story, it is Bradbury’s aspiration to alert the population to this growing problem, and hopefully make some sort of change to