In America today, people usually have simple lives. There have been many inventions in the past century that help us live our everyday life. In the story, “The Veldt”, there are inventions that seem unimaginable just as a dishwasher might have been inconceivable a century ago. Americans are also “big” on trying to make raising children easier on parents. It almost seems as if our goal as Americans is to make life easier. “The Veldt” …showed first 75 words of 661 total…

…showed last 75 words of 661 total…to George and Lydia telling their children to go play in the Veldt. In the case if the Hadley family the children have become dependant on the veldt rather than their parents for guidance. Just as the parents have depended on the veldt to keep their children entertained, the circle turns vicious when the children basically disown their parents. I do think that this particular situation is extreme yet highly possible in America’s future.