As a young boy, Bradbury was fascinated by the grotesque and sinister aspects he found lurking there, and these themes pervade many of his later works. Bradbury's use of a sideshow character as a framing device reflects his own interest in the world of the carnival and sideshow. Each story is represented by a drawing upon the Illustrated Man's body and the stories come to life and tell themselves as he brings each new illustration into view. Bradbury tied these stories together with the framing device of the Illustrated Man himself. The anthology is a collection of short stories, most of which had been previously published individually in pulp and slick magazines. It was the perfect follow-up to Bradbury's successful publication of The Martian Chronicles the year before, and it cemented his reputation as a great writer. Published in 1951 by Doubleday, the book was a great success with readers and critics alike. Instead, technology overtook the interaction of their offspring with their parents as they interacted more with the machines and objects."The Veldt" is the first story in Ray Bradbury's anthology, The Illustrated Man. The parents had falsely believed that incorporating excess technology in their kids would make their home a happy one. The story airs the thematic concerns of the effects technology can have on human beings, especially children. The expression of bloody scenes and violence dictates how the daughter and son were mentally unhealthy. Peter’s and Wendy’s relationship with their parents had broken as they were not communicating. The choosing of African veldt affected the children’s relationship and their characterization. He wonders with his wife how technology had transgressed their relationship with Peter and Wendy.
He regretted how he had let the nursery control his home, daughter, and son. George noticed his children might be violent and angry because of the technology. He realizes the nursery has adversely affected his kids and thinks of bringing in a psychiatrist.
George’s perception changes in the story’s course as he now spends more time at the nursery realizing the abnormality of the African scenery.
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