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Essay On The Veldt By Ray Bradbury

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“Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master” (Christian Louis Lance). In a short story called “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, technology is thought to be a friend, but is revealed as an enemy. The story shows us the true power of technology is destroying humans ability to connect, producing screen addictions, and is taking a toll on teens mental health. Technology is destroying humans' ability to connect. For instance, in the short story “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, the author predicted how technology will ruin humans ability to connect because of their dependence on technology. Technology is everywhere in the Hadley’s Happy Life Home. Home cooked, cleaned, and cared for the family at all times. This made the family reliant on technology …show more content…

Terrified by the realness of the Veldt and its features, Lydia and George run out and slam the door behind them. “Lock that Nursery,” said Lydia, “You know how difficult Peter is about that, the tantrum he threw! And Wendy, too. They live for the Nursery!” Each of the children were so dependent on the Nursery that they would act in absurd ways, just to be able to go back to their imaginary worlds of “fun”. Later in the story, George decides that enough is enough and it is time to pull the plug on the nursery. For the good of you. The children are furious, so furious that the darkness overcomes them. They lock George and Lydia inside the Nursery, letting the not so fake lions in the Veldt, eat them. In addition to technology destroying humans ability to connect, it also causes an increase in social media. For example, in the article “TikTok Sets New Time Limits For Teens?” by Michelle Chapman, the author explained how TikTok and other social media apps control and convince your brain to continue scrolling and scrolling while you could be doing other …show more content…

Author Michelle Chapman, a writer for Active Learn, states that “TikTok said it came up with a 60 minute threshold by consulting academic research and experts from the digital wellness lab at Boston Children's Hospital” (Chapman, 3). Imagine someone so distressed and busy that they needed to deflect the worries in their brain for just a few minutes and sit down and start scrolling on social media. These minutes turn into hours and suddenly you're more stressed than you were before you sat down. This is not a healthy thing that social media contributes to. Stricter limits need to be put in place so that people can allow themselves to enjoy other activities and lessen screen addictions. Too much of anything is never a good thing. You may believe that Ray Bradbury was incorrect in his warning about future technology, but technology in our current society is taking a huge toll on teens mental health. In particular, the article “Claim Evidence and Reasoning: Should Kids Use Social Media?” By., mentions that children under 13 are more prone to mental health issues when they use social

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