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    The document provides analysis questions about Ray Bradbury's short story "The Veldt". It discusses important themes like family, technology, dissatisfaction, and versions of reality. It also analyzes the characters of George and Lydia Hadley and their children Peter and Wendy. Questions probe the characters' motivations, views on technology, parenting styles, and how they change through the story. The document also covers tone, allusions, symbols, and real-life applications of the story's themes.

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    The document provides analysis questions about Ray Bradbury's short story "The Veldt". It discusses important themes like family, technology, dissatisfaction, and versions of reality. It also analyzes the characters of George and Lydia Hadley and their children Peter and Wendy. Questions probe the characters' motivations, views on technology, parenting styles, and how they change through the story. The document also covers tone, allusions, symbols, and real-life applications of the story's themes.

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    The document provides analysis questions about Ray Bradbury's short story "The Veldt". It discusses important themes like family, technology, dissatisfaction, and versions of reality. It also analyzes the characters of George and Lydia Hadley and their children Peter and Wendy. Questions probe the characters' motivations, views on technology, parenting styles, and how they change through the story. The document also covers tone, allusions, symbols, and real-life applications of the story's themes.

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    The Veldt Context Booklet

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    The document provides analysis questions about Ray Bradbury's short story "The Veldt". It discusses important themes like family, technology, dissatisfaction, and versions of reality. It also analyzes the characters of George and Lydia Hadley and their children Peter and Wendy. Questions probe the characters' motivations, views on technology, parenting styles, and how they change through the story. The document also covers tone, allusions, symbols, and real-life applications of the story's themes.

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    The Veldt by Ray Bradbury

    Context Booklet
    Important Themes
    Fill in the chart below by discussing what role these themes play in “The Veldt”
    Family Technology
    Are the Hadley’s functional or not How does technology affect quality of life for
    functional? Why? the Hadley’s?

    Dissatisfaction Versions of Reality


    Why do you think the Hadley family is How do the parent’s views differ from their
    dissatisfied? children’s?
    Character Analysis
    Answer the following questions about characters from “The Veldt”
    George Hadley:
    What do you think George wants for his family? For himself?

    In what ways does George fail to fill the role of a typical 1950’s family?

    In what ways do George’s views on technology change throughout the story? Why do they
    change?

    Ray Bradbury does not describe George’s physical appearance in the story at all. What did you
    picture George to look like? Why do you think you saw him this way? Why do you think
    Bradbury would choose to leave the physical appearance of George up to the readers
    imagination?
    Lydia Hadley:
    In what ways do you think Lydia is more emotional than George? Provide examples from the
    text to support your answer.

    In what ways does Lydia’s sensitivity help her be a better parent? In what ways does her
    sensitivity make her a worse parent?

    In what ways has Lydia’s technological home prevent her from feeling like she has a purpose?
    What would you recommend to help her find purpose again? Why?

    Irony: Typically, the role of a mother is to nurture children and a nursery is meant to aid with
    that. In what ways do Lydia and the nursery fail to fit this stereotype?
    Peter and Wendy Hadley
    In what ways do you think Peter and Wendy could be the heroes of this story?

    In what ways do you think Peter and Wendy could be the villains of this story?

    Brainstorm ways in which you think Peter and Wendy may have justified their actions against
    their parents.

    Do you think their actions were justified? Why or why not?

    Do you think experiencing adversity in their life would have helped Peter and Wendy become
    better people? Why or why not?
    Tone
    In literature, the tone of a literary work expresses the writer's attitude toward or feelings about
    the subject matter and audience.
    How would you describe Bradbury’s tone in “The Veldt”? (You may represent your answer
    through writing or visually)

    Allusion: What example of allusion can you see in this story? Why might this allusion contribute
    to our understanding of “The Veldt”.

    Real life application: How do you think the Hadley family may represent society? What might
    this say about the role of technology in society?
    Important Symbols
    Fill in the Chart below by describing what the following symbols represent and role they play in
    “The Veldt”. (Think of Bradbury’s use of sensory language)
    The Nursery:

    The Lions:

    The African Veldt:

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