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There are many examples of technology which suggest a futuristic...

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:54:47 PST

There are many examples of technology which suggest a futuristic setting. The entire house is equipped with devices that did not exist at the time the story was written, and many of which do not exist today. The house does everything for the family: makes all meals completely automatically, bathes & dresses everyone, even rocks them to sleep. In fact, it works so well that Lydia feels completely useless as a wife and mother. This prompts...

What unusual technology in the story suggests a futuristic setting ? ...

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:52:30 PST

What unusual technology in the story suggests a futuristic setting ? How does the nursery work? Is it functioning properly in the story?

1. In a bizarre twist the parents have become more reliant on the house...

Fri, 22 May 2009 05:12:40 PST

1. In a bizarre twist the parents have become more reliant on the house for support, and have provided the children with the authority stemming from their influence over the events in the nursery. 2. The nature of children is to learn by example. They are simply shown by their parents to rely on the house because of its capabilities, and have instead turned to the nursery because it has helped their minds to grow. Their parents have...

Technology has become so advances that modern conveniences are...

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:16:52 PST

Technology has become so advances that modern conveniences are limitless. I travel a lot so, one safety mechanism I would install would be security cameras within my home and around the perimeter that would allow me to look in on my home via Internet from anywhere in the world. I live in Florida, and hurricane season is something that keeps many Floridians on edge. So, I would install shutters that roll down from within the windowsill at the...

if you were to design your own happy life-home, what automated...

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:16:59 PST

what mechanisms would you install

In the first paragraph, why don't you write about the ways in which...

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:48:14 PST

In the first paragraph, why don't you write about the ways in which George seems to be a good parent, then in the second paragraph the ways in which, finally, he was not. That's pretty concise and it concerns one of the main themes of this short story.

I have to write a character/theme analysis for the character of George...

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:17:36 PST

I have to write a character/theme analysis for the character of George in "The Veldt." It's supposed to be two paragraphs.

i dont get wut u mean by foeshawdoing?????????????the reason for this is...

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:43:53 PST

i dont get wut u mean by foeshawdoing?????????????the reason for this is cuz i need 2 exapmles of forehawdoing from the story and need to no y they r signifient

The entire story takes place within the "Happy-life Home" of George and...

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:26:27 PST

The entire story takes place within the "Happy-life Home" of George and Lydia and their children Wendy and Peter. This story takes place in the future, and the Happy-life Home is an electronically-controlled house that fullfils every need of the people who live in it. Part of the house, the nursery, works by telepathy, creating an environment that the people in the room most desire. This area of the house becomes the focal point of...

What is the setting of the story "The Veldt"?

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:10:28 PST

What is the setting of the story "The Veldt"?

Within the four main themes of abandonment, alienation, man vs machine,...

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:13:43 PST

Within the four main themes of abandonment, alienation, man vs machine, and consumerism, the student must consider the moral dilemma - are the actions of the characters understandable? defensible? Can you think of examples where these themes occur elsewhere in fiction? Do you have a suggestion as to the solution of the problems which plague this family?

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Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:44:14 PST

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How does the nursery work in "The Veldt"?

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:37:38 PST

How does the nursery work in "The Veldt"?

Foreshadowing!!!!!!

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 20:22:33 PST

Foreshadowing!!!!!!

In response to this teachers answer bellow, the scarf and wallet are...

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:36:03 PST

In response to this teachers answer bellow, the scarf and wallet are actually George and Lydia's in the virtual reality of the nursery. The reason why the voices eminating from the nursery sound so "familiar" at night is because the children are simulating their parents deaths over and over again. Every time George tries to see what the lions he cannot because they are too far away but by the end of the story we discover that the lions are...

1) The children seem disintrested with their parent's authority. Lying,...

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 08:42:12 PST

1) The children seem disintrested with their parent's authority. Lying, coming home whenever they want, telling their parents what to do "I don't think you should consider it any more, father." etc. In this story the children have a sense of authority that should belong to the parents normally.2) The nature of the children would come a lot from their attitudes towards their parents as well as their wanting to only "look, listen,...

the veldt (the generation gap)

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:03:44 PST

the veldt (the generation gap)

The children had obviously taken the scarf and the wallet, probably from...

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:16:17 PST

The children had obviously taken the scarf and the wallet, probably from their parents' bedroom, and put them in the nursery so the lions could get the parents' scent. All during the story, the children are trying and eventually succeed in gaining control of the nursery because they had become so dependent upon the house that they were terrified the parents would turn off the house. That would mean the children would have to do things for...

What explanations can you give for the father's wallet and the mother's...

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:40:22 PST

What explanations can you give for the father's wallet and the mother's scarf being in the nursery in "The Veldt"?

The nursery becomes more frightening when the parents realize that the...

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:31:06 PST

The nursery becomes more frightening when the parents realize that the children wish them dead...or at least unable to control the children any longer. Lydia mentions more than once that the roars of the lions seem all too close for comfort. This is a fabulous motif (a feature or theme which recurs in a work of art, music, or drama) which reinforces Lydia's fear of the lions and foreshadows the final scene when the lions are licking their...