ipl-logo

Technology And Human Relationships In The Veldt, By Ray Bradbury

509 Words3 Pages

Imagine a world where instead of nature, we see an artificial landscape that has taken nature's place. Technology has become an important part of our lives due to constant advancements, some of which have resulted in positive impacts and negative impacts. Both stories prove Technology impacts humans and human relationships. In the fictional short story “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury. Technology negatively affects the family because it separates the family's relationship with each other as well as the children have completely counted on the house to perform tasks. On page three paragraph 6 states, “you know how difficult Peter is about that. When I punish him a month ago by locking it for even a few hours - the way he lost his temper! And wendy …show more content…

In the short futuristic story,” Autumntime” by Anthony Lentini, Technology affects humanity because it destroys natural resources, eliminates knowledge of the past, and terminates one's idea of what truly matters. For example, on page one, as the narrator is describing the world around her, she remarks, “I’ve seen plastic trees practically every street has a few of them.” This quote demonstrates that technology is stinging humanity because it describes how, in the future, a real tree does not exist, only plastic ones. Trees are very paramount to humans because they contribute oxygen and wood. Technology is eliminating all those necessities. Furthermore, in the last paragraph on page 2, on the way home from the museum, the narrator states, “Fingering the object in my pocket I picked off the grass. I think its called an acorn.” this quote proves that again technology is impairing humanity because its causing people to not know the past. An acorn is something most people can easily perceive, but the narrator cannot for the verity that plastic trees have replaced all real authentic plants and trees. In summation, it is important to not let technology consume society so we do not annihilate essential materials and knowledge

Open Document