Role Of Technology In The Veldt

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Advancements in technology over the years has been drastic. Focusing just in the security field of technology has changed in the last couple of years. Advancements in security today, can have its benefits of keeping people safe as well as detriments to people’s privacy as in Ray Bradbury’s “The Veldt” demonstrated. In the story “The Veldt”, technology played a huge role. In the story the home was a helpful invention to the people living inside for, when the family was out of food they didn’t have to go to the store. The house magically had anything that you desire. Anything you needed or anything you wanted was right at your fingertips with this astonishing house. Just like with the house, you can what is happening at all times with the …show more content…

The home is great in the outside world, but in the story “The Veldt” it tells us how the children made bad out of what the parents thought were going to be good for the children. The children got the nursery to do whatever they wanted it to and therefore it wasn’t good because technology in this case was the reason for the parents murder. Essentially the security system could play the same role because it is not just a camera, nevertheless, it also has a microphone and anyone could hack into the microphone and listen to a conversation. Also when the security system is connected to wifi, it could also connect to an Alex if one is in the household. Furthermore, having all of those things connected to the system would make the rate of hacking higherl. Having the opportunity to connect the system to the wifi gives even bigger technical glitches to happen than before. If someone had a home like the one in the story “The veldt” , it could make them high headed and make them lazy. Essentially, a security system will always be needed no matter what. It may be in a household or it may not, nonetheless, it would always be the best choice to have one. The house isn’t real but if it was, many people could benefit from it and many people might get over their head with it. All in all, technology is changing every hour, every minute, every second, of …show more content…

In the story the home was a helpful invention to the people living inside for, when the family was out of food they didn’t have to go to the store. The house magically had anything that you desire. Anything you needed or anything you wanted was right at your fingertips with this astonishing house. Just like with the house, you can what is happening at all times with the new security system. This new system will allow your phone to connect to the camera to see what is happening at all times. You can also talk through your phone and whatever you say will go through the microphone on the camera. (Chang). There is great advantages to both the house and security system. With the security system you can know at all times who is at your home or work place by just looking at the app on your phone. (Chang). As well as with the home. It will always know where everyone is at all times. Many people with health issues could benefit from the home, for it could do anything for people who need help with doing everyday things. The security system has made the cost of the systems go down in the new system coming out, therefor they want more people to be buying this product and benefit from it. The system is 20 dollars less than it used to be and it has even more in it. The system wants to make security affordable for everyone because everyone needs to be safe at all costs.