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ummxwoahxlove
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High School - 10th Grade

What are some phrases/quotes that indicate the futuristic setting of the story "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury ?

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Posted by ummxwoahxlove on Monday October 12, 2009 at 2:50 PM and tagged with futuristic, the veldt.

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  1. scarletpimpernel Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Right from the beginning of Bradbury's story, readers can see that it be similar to the futuristic doomsday style of the author's Fahrenheit 451 and "There Will Come Soft Rains." As George and Lydia Hadley discuss their children's obssession with their virtual-reality nursery, the narrator observes that

    "[Lydia] paused in the middle of the kitchen and watched the stove busy humming to itself, making summer for the four."

    The stove and other automatic appliances/house features in "The Veldt" are very similar to the "television" walls in Fahrenheit and the self-running house in "There Will Come Soft Rains."  All of these elements suggest a time period that for postmodern readers seems to be just around the corner.  For Bradbury at the time of the story's publishing, these features would have been quite a bit more futuristic.

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    Posted by scarletpimpernel on Monday October 12, 2009 at 4:47 PM