Practice Book Reveiw: The Veldt
The Veldt, by Ray Bradbury, is about George and Lydia Hadley and their two children Peter and Wendy. They are a family from the future who get too dependent on technology. They have many technical features in their house, they even have a virtual reality nursery room where you can imagine any place in the world and it will feel like your there. George and Lydia realized that Peter and Wendy spend too much time in the nursery. When George and Lydia threaten to shut the nursery down for a few days Peter and Wendy break in to the nursery with out permission and set it to Africa. George confronted the children but Peter and Wendy acted confused and said that it wasn't sent to Africa. Peter and Wendy were sent to there rooms for bed but in the middle of the night George and Lydia were woken by the sounds of two screams, and realized that those screams were theirs. Lydia convinced George that it was a good idea to leave town to go to Iowa and George agreed. The next morning George had a local psychologist inspect the nursery while George and Lydia packed for Iowa. Suddenly they fell right into a devious trap planned by the children. They ran into the nursery and heard the door slam behind them. As they banged on the door the lions came to life and ate them.
One of the main themes in this book is that spoiling your children can lead to bad consequences. My first example is when Lydia considers shutting down the nursery for a few days but remembers the tantrum Peter and Wendy through. "You know how difficult Peter is about that. When I punished him a month ago by locking the nursery for even a few hours- the tantrum he through! And Wendy too. They live for the nursery." (12) My next example is when George and Lydia realized what their children have become- secret, and dishonest. "We've given our children anything they've ever wanted. This is our reward- secrecy, disobedience?" My last example is when George shut down the nursery when Peter begged him not too. "Don't let him do it!" wailed Peter at the ceiling as if he were talking to the house. (24) As you can see these are the three reasons why I think that spoiling your children can lead to negative consequences.
I would recommend this book to other seventh grade readers because of all the cool technology. This book is filled with many technical features such as the shoe tie lacer so you won't hurt your back. Or the shoe tie lacer so you won't have to brush your own teeth. Many of the technology in this book exists! For example, the automatic motion lights. I would defiantly recommend this book to others.
One of the main themes in this book is that spoiling your children can lead to bad consequences. My first example is when Lydia considers shutting down the nursery for a few days but remembers the tantrum Peter and Wendy through. "You know how difficult Peter is about that. When I punished him a month ago by locking the nursery for even a few hours- the tantrum he through! And Wendy too. They live for the nursery." (12) My next example is when George and Lydia realized what their children have become- secret, and dishonest. "We've given our children anything they've ever wanted. This is our reward- secrecy, disobedience?" My last example is when George shut down the nursery when Peter begged him not too. "Don't let him do it!" wailed Peter at the ceiling as if he were talking to the house. (24) As you can see these are the three reasons why I think that spoiling your children can lead to negative consequences.
I would recommend this book to other seventh grade readers because of all the cool technology. This book is filled with many technical features such as the shoe tie lacer so you won't hurt your back. Or the shoe tie lacer so you won't have to brush your own teeth. Many of the technology in this book exists! For example, the automatic motion lights. I would defiantly recommend this book to others.
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