The Veldt Paperback | Pages: 45 pages

Point Containing Books The Veldt

Title	:	The Veldt
Author	:	Ray Bradbury
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 45 pages
Published	:	November 20th 1987 by Creative Education (first published September 23rd 1950)
Categories	:	Short Stories. Science Fiction. Classics. Fiction. Horror. Dystopia. Academic. School

Explanation Concering Books The Veldt

I am constantly amazed at the predictive capacity of Golden Age science fiction writers. In the early 1950’s, Ray Bradbury wrote this story on the dangers of immersive entertainment and technology advancements could have on children. He aptly describes a smart home and a lifelike (too lifelike) virtual reality room (sort of a Star Trek holodeck). This story must be more impactful in today’s world of ubiquitous screens, immersive video games, and augmented reality. In the early 1950’s the transistor was only recently invented, televisions were not common, and radios were not yet portable. I first ran into this story decades ago when I read, “The Illustrated Man”. I just reread it, as part of a Science Fiction Facebook group I belong to. I love the little tie into Peter Pan and Neverland by naming the kids Peter and Wendy. It struck me as a ‘evil twin’ of Moore and Kuttner’s “Mimsy Were the Borogoves” which was written earlier. Bradbury's prose is pedestrian in this piece, compared to some of his more flowery and near poetic work, but it’s more effectively written as a straight cautionary tale.

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Original Title:	The Veldt
ISBN:	0886821088 (ISBN13: 9780886821081)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	George Hadley, Lydia Hadley

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Certainly one of Bradburys best short works and maybe his most recognized.The Veldt was first published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1950, and this has been a ubiquitous entry into many collections of his work and has been published on its own in countless anthologies.A family has a smart house (a recurring theme in his work) where machines and robots do virtually all of the work. Most notably, the childrens nursery can create a virtual scene from the imagination of the two kids Peter and

Another good technological based short from Bradbury. This is about the powers of technology and spoilt children.I loved how even though the parents so desperately wanted to turn off their house, they couldn't quite resist it enough to do it, ending in a not so nice surprise.Even with its predictable ending, this one gives you the shivers.

There are few things as fascinating as reading science fiction written over 65 years ago. In addition to being just a solidly good short story, this story reveals a sentiment toward technology that I would not have thought was present in 1950. Bradbury tells a story of people whose lives have been taken over by technology, yet they are not happy. The incredible thing is how well his story applies today, as though he foresaw how technology could ruin our lives if it isn't controlled. I think

4.25*There's this magical house with a magical nursery that changes into "The Veldt" which is the grassland of Africa.



Easily the best of my short story binge. Ray Bradbury never disappoints.

Creepy and eye-opening. Makes you shudder.