Symbolism In The Veldt By Ray Bradbury

In The Veldt by Ray Bradbury, he focused deeply on the craft move symbolism. He did this to help travel emotion through the story and develop character. In the story he uses the screams, the lions and the nursery as the main points of symbolism. He uses them to symbolize fear and confusion. In the story there is a certain room in their machine filled home, that changes depending in the children's thoughts. The parents begin to worry because the scene of Africa had been there for a while. They saw lions and heard screams. Leaving them fearful. This can connect to the fact that life is full of fear, we just need to learn how to control it. In the beginning of the story Bradbury uses the symbolism of screams. He uses this craft move to expose the emotions from the very beginning. “Did you hear that scream?” (Bradbury 2). This quote reveals the symbolism of fear. It shows this because she is asking this question in anticipation. She is worried because she is seeing things and connecting it with the oddly sounding screams. Putting her in and reflecting the mindset of fear.

But this time through the nursery. Yet the symbolism of the nursery changes depending on the character. This is because the nursery plays a different role in each of the characters lives. To the children the nursery has the symbolism of protection. To the parents the nursery symbolizes multiple things, such as fear and confusion. This is because as you get deeper into the story the meaning of the nursery becomes darker, yet clearer to understand. “Too late, he realized he had forgotten to lock the door after his last inspection.” (Bradbury 3) This quote shows how, all the children want and practically need is the nursery. Yet for the parents that are just now discovering too late that maybe, the nursery can do more than they