The Veldt by Shawna Andrews https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8 Group 4 en-us 2016-10-17 11:52:22 UTC 2025-11-12 17:29:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Babyhead.png Theme 17andrewss https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/131097035 Bradbury's message is technology can cause indifference within families.]]> 2016-10-17 12:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/131097035 Symbolism 17andrewss https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/131099143 "'Hello, Mom. Hello, Dad.'" (Bradbury, 4) 
In this quote, it seems as if Peter, the person speaking, is mechanical like the house. The house has developed a parent role to the children and Peter is almost developing traits influenced by the house.

]]> 2016-10-17 12:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/131099143 Characterization 18lansberrya https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/131101316 "'He may have got into the machinery and fixed something.'
     'Peter doesn't know machinery.'
     'He's a wise one for ten. That I.Q. of his -;
     "Nevertheless -'" (Bradbury, 4)

So this shows how the technology has caused such a disconnect that the parents don't even know their children. They aren't aware of intelligent or what their children are capable of.
]]> 2016-10-17 12:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/131101316 Satire 18furiaa https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/131101566 Bradbury's text shows reversal throughout the short story. In "The Veldt", the parents play the role as the house and the house plays the role as the parents, as they do not control the house, the house controls them. ]]> 2016-10-17 12:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/131101566 "And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar" (Bradbury, 10)  18allenn https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/131103948 2016-10-17 12:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/131103948 Metaphor 17andrewss https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/131105214 Bradbury's writing connects The Veldt to Peter Pan in many ways. Not only did he name the characters Peter and Wendy, they both ¨live" in fantasy worlds. ]]> 2016-10-17 12:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/131105214 NASA 18lansberrya https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/132060651 The story is eluding to how space is the final frontier and problems people will face in this last frontier. How will nasa find the balance between technology and making people feel useful. ]]> 2016-10-20 13:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/132060651 Characterization  18allenn https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/132060841 In the story "The Veldt", there are five main characters. George Hadley the father, Lydia Hadley the mother, Peter Hadley the son, Wendy Hadley the daughter, and the house. In the story, the house is basically raising the children. The house provides everything the kids need from their shower, clothing, walking up the stairs, feeding them,  and all other aspects of their everyday lives. The parents really don't have a role in their lives other than just place holders as their biological parents. ]]> 2016-10-20 13:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/132060841 Conflict 18lansberrya https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/132061308 In the story, Bradbury introduces the conflict of the disconnect between the parents and the children in a number of ways. To the climax where we learn that the children know that the don't need their parents and don't feel any affection toward them. ]]> 2016-10-20 13:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/132061308 The children feel they don't need their parents 18lansberrya https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/132064600 "At dinner they ate alone, for Wendy and Peter were at a special plastic carnival across town and had televised home to say they'd be late, to ahead eating" (Bradbury 3). This quote shows how the kids feel that they don't need their parents, they didn't even bother to ask if they could be late for dinner, something most people would do. ]]> 2016-10-20 13:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/17andrewss/bwfdru4l4ts8/wish/132064600