In the Veldt, (short story by Ray Bradbury)what are some of the emotions, feelings, and thoughts associated with this family, particularly the children? How are these impacting how the house, the nursery, is displaying or acting?
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In this story, two children, Wendy and Peter Hadley, manipulate their incredibly technologically advanced nursery to kill their parents, George and Lydia.
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How are George and Lydia shown to have failed their children in "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury?
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COLIN CAVENDISH-JONES, PH.D. eNotes educator | CERTIFIED EDUCATOR
As he talks to Lydia about the supposed neuroses of their children, George observes:
Who was it said, "Children are carpets, they should be stepped on
occasionally"? We’ve never lifted a hand. They’re insufferable – let’s admit it. They come and go when they like; they treat us as if we were offspring. They’re spoiled and we’re spoiled.
The irony is that, having accurately diagnosed the problem, George immediately decides to consult David McClean, the psychologist, about Wendy and Peter's morbid obsessions. McClean confirms George's opinion, but his very presence is part of the problem. Instead of taking responsibility for their children's upbringing, George and Lydia have outsourced their parental duties to experts and machines. They are so distant from their children that they have scarcely noticed Wendy and Peter behaving with a cold, sociopathic distaste for their parents which is far more sinister than usual childhood rebellion.
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