The Veldt Flashcards
(9 cards)
What is the theme of technology of the veldt?
Over reliance on technology creates a loss of human connection, and excessive dependance on it erases genuine emotion, discipline and responsibility, running such things as family relationships.
What is the theme of parenting in the veldt?
lack of discipline and absent role of a parent leading to their children becoming spoiled and dangerous.
Compare and contrast between the parents and the kids in the veldt
Parents want to regain control and be a normal family VS Children are obsessed with technology, ignore parents
Inciting incident in the veldt
Parents become suspicious of the nursery.
Rising action in the veldt
They call the psychologist, realize kids are out of control
What is the climax in the veldt
Nursery shuts down
The resolution in the veldt
The children trap and kill their parents
What kind of conflicts in the veldt?
External — Person vs Person (Kids vs Parents)
Protagonist and antagonist in the veldt?
Protagonist: George
Antagonist: The children/technology
