Siblings often find it difficult to be on the same page or agree on something. However, Ray Bradbury, the American author, thought the opposite, as he felt that siblings could think the same way. “The Veldt” is a short story that inspired the creation of "The World the Children Made." In this dark story, Bradbury writes a cautionary fictional tale detailing the problems that technology can cause and the importance of maintaining communication between the family during these technological improvements. Deadmau5, Canadian record producer, created a music video of “The Veldt” from his own perspective. Bradbury’s and Deadmau5’s publications can be compared according to the symbolic and technical codes. Through the use of colours and Wendy and Peter’s
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The colors in the video show Peter and Wendy’s cognition; their thoughts are violent, dark, manipulative and stubborn. The colors orange, black, red, and gray display the mood inside the veldt. Orange represents heat, black and gray symbolize danger or darkness, whereas red signifies death and blood. The orange color illustrates exactly how hot the veldt is, red signifies the death of the parents, and black symbolizes the vultures that cast a shadow on the tree to represent death. In the short story, the veldt is described by George as having, “…the smell of dust like a red pepper in the hot air”(Bradbury,1). George describes the veldt as having yellow grass, dust, hot air, and silent sun. The expression red pepper symbolizes the warmth of the weather, as if it is spiced. This explains the orange color shown in the video. Another symbol of darkness which is portrayed, as dark gray or black is the vulture that was flickering over George’s head, as “A shadow passed through the sky. George Hadley looked up, and as he watched the shadow moved across his sweating face. “‘Horrible creatures,’” he heard his wife say. “‘The vultures”’(Bradbury,1). Lydia describes the vultures as filthy or horrible creatures that are perfectly defined in the video as dark, dangerous mortals. The shadow cast on George shows the mystery or pessimism in the story. The video …show more content…
‘“Oh, come now, Peter. We know better.”’
‘“I don’t remember any Africa,”’ said Peter to Wendy. ‘“Do you?”’
‘“No.”’ ‘“Run see and come tell.”’ She did as he told her” (Bradbury, 3).
Wendy does whatever Peter tells her even if it is going to negatively impact her. Peter has high IQ and this accounts for his influence on Wendy to lie. Another technical code is movement, Peter and Wendy’s up and down movements in the song are similar to video games. Video games entertain children although it also makes them addicted to it. Peter and Wendy’s method of entertainment is through the nursery while it also affects the way they think and makes them addicted to it. The movement in the video is linked to the way the children got used to the nursery and they are always spending their time there. In the story, Lydia thinks that “…the children have thought about Africa and lions and killing so many days that the room’s is in a rut” (Bradbury, 3). Lydia explains that the room has been used multiple times, which is described as a rut or a groove. The movement and body language of Wendy and Peter in the music video closely relate to the characters’ behaviours in the short
The colors in the video show Peter and Wendy’s cognition; their thoughts are violent, dark, manipulative and stubborn. The colors orange, black, red, and gray display the mood inside the veldt. Orange represents heat, black and gray symbolize danger or darkness, whereas red signifies death and blood. The orange color illustrates exactly how hot the veldt is, red signifies the death of the parents, and black symbolizes the vultures that cast a shadow on the tree to represent death. In the short story, the veldt is described by George as having, “…the smell of dust like a red pepper in the hot air”(Bradbury,1). George describes the veldt as having yellow grass, dust, hot air, and silent sun. The expression red pepper symbolizes the warmth of the weather, as if it is spiced. This explains the orange color shown in the video. Another symbol of darkness which is portrayed, as dark gray or black is the vulture that was flickering over George’s head, as “A shadow passed through the sky. George Hadley looked up, and as he watched the shadow moved across his sweating face. “‘Horrible creatures,’” he heard his wife say. “‘The vultures”’(Bradbury,1). Lydia describes the vultures as filthy or horrible creatures that are perfectly defined in the video as dark, dangerous mortals. The shadow cast on George shows the mystery or pessimism in the story. The video …show more content…
‘“Oh, come now, Peter. We know better.”’
‘“I don’t remember any Africa,”’ said Peter to Wendy. ‘“Do you?”’
‘“No.”’ ‘“Run see and come tell.”’ She did as he told her” (Bradbury, 3).
Wendy does whatever Peter tells her even if it is going to negatively impact her. Peter has high IQ and this accounts for his influence on Wendy to lie. Another technical code is movement, Peter and Wendy’s up and down movements in the song are similar to video games. Video games entertain children although it also makes them addicted to it. Peter and Wendy’s method of entertainment is through the nursery while it also affects the way they think and makes them addicted to it. The movement in the video is linked to the way the children got used to the nursery and they are always spending their time there. In the story, Lydia thinks that “…the children have thought about Africa and lions and killing so many days that the room’s is in a rut” (Bradbury, 3). Lydia explains that the room has been used multiple times, which is described as a rut or a groove. The movement and body language of Wendy and Peter in the music video closely relate to the characters’ behaviours in the short