The Veldt Theme
Thematic Essay(The Veldt)by Alex Stinson
Traveling brings the thrill of seeing new places and seeing how they’re different from where I’m from. The experience of going to these places is indescribable. The destination is breathtaking but the expedition to there is just as congenial. The adventure gives you an adrenaline rush that is inexpressible. But what happens when you can’t stop looking for that rush? When the adventure becomes the escape, then it becomes an addiction. Characters in the story The Veldt by Ray Bradbury show this kind of obsession.
Peter and Wendy have access to a device called a nursery. This is basically a virtual reality room. It's almost a replacement for tv since it’s the 1950’s. They show the addiction of the nursery and how they can’t be without. They shows this when the text states “You know how difficult Peter is about that. When i punished him a month ago by locking the nursery for even a few hours - the tantrum he threw! And Wendy too. They live for the nursery.” They show the feelings they have for the nursery and how it is turning into or already is an addiction by throwing tantrums, even though it was a few hours. Another thing why it is an escape and not an adventure is because they can't stop …show more content…
The thoughts of the children generated vicious lions and other animals. Peter and Wendy's dad confront them about the change they made to the nursery. They try to even lie to cover africa and show nothing is unusual/wrong. In the text it says There’s no Africa in the nursery, said Peter simply.” This shows how they know they did it but they're trying to hide the addiction. Shortly after in the text wendy runs to the nursery and changes it why the dad is distracted by Peter. There dad goes to check the nursery and it was a green lovely forest. The lies again then continue because Wendy tampered with the nursery. The kids go even a little farther because of this
Traveling brings the thrill of seeing new places and seeing how they’re different from where I’m from. The experience of going to these places is indescribable. The destination is breathtaking but the expedition to there is just as congenial. The adventure gives you an adrenaline rush that is inexpressible. But what happens when you can’t stop looking for that rush? When the adventure becomes the escape, then it becomes an addiction. Characters in the story The Veldt by Ray Bradbury show this kind of obsession.
Peter and Wendy have access to a device called a nursery. This is basically a virtual reality room. It's almost a replacement for tv since it’s the 1950’s. They show the addiction of the nursery and how they can’t be without. They shows this when the text states “You know how difficult Peter is about that. When i punished him a month ago by locking the nursery for even a few hours - the tantrum he threw! And Wendy too. They live for the nursery.” They show the feelings they have for the nursery and how it is turning into or already is an addiction by throwing tantrums, even though it was a few hours. Another thing why it is an escape and not an adventure is because they can't stop …show more content…
The thoughts of the children generated vicious lions and other animals. Peter and Wendy's dad confront them about the change they made to the nursery. They try to even lie to cover africa and show nothing is unusual/wrong. In the text it says There’s no Africa in the nursery, said Peter simply.” This shows how they know they did it but they're trying to hide the addiction. Shortly after in the text wendy runs to the nursery and changes it why the dad is distracted by Peter. There dad goes to check the nursery and it was a green lovely forest. The lies again then continue because Wendy tampered with the nursery. The kids go even a little farther because of this