Ray Bradbury uses the idea of “Science Fiction and Social Commentary” to critique society in his story The Veldt by showing how our creations can make us feel unnecessary and how technology can disconnect us from reality, replacing real people in our lives. In the Veldt the Hadley’s house is incredibly automated and replaces many basic human tasks and functions. Throughout the story it is retold how much the parents are being replaced, how they feel they have nothing to do and how they’re being replaced in their children’s lives. The Hadley’s children are shown to be very disconnected from the reality of doing very basic tasks and willing to do whatever’s needed to keep their technology, the nursery. Overall, the Hadley family seem to