Have you ever realized how much of your life you’ve spent online? In today’s society, technology is the first thing we think of when we look for something to do. As a result of this, families around the world are deprived of spending time because of the addiction to social media. The story “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury portrays this issue perfectly by showing the ugly side effects provided by technology going bad. The story describes a family whose life depends on their technological house, which was meant to make their lives easier, but turned out to be the opposite. Technology is an addiction that causes family relationships to cease, which is shown in “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury. With the use of technology, families often lose the connection …show more content…
Although it may seem that technology is a big help when encountering a family-to-child relationship, it actually isn’t. With the use of technology, parents are losing their children's attention, affection, and time. Whenever I’m with my family, I try to stay off my phone to simply just be able to pay attention to what my parents or sister are discussing. While my initial claim may be correct, the concerns are valid. Technology can help strengthen relationships between parents and teens, since they can send videos to each other, listen to music, or just bond. After the children were done playing in the nursery, they were always filled with joy. Because of this evidence, it proves that the toy was helping them be happy and satisfy them. “Wendy and Peter were coming in the front door, cheeks like peppermint candy, eyes like bright blue agate marbles, a smell of ozone on their jumpers from their trip in the helicopter”(Ray Bradbury). I chose this quote because it portrays the idea that technology helps bond, strengthen, and impact relationships positively. Though some say technology can in fact bring families and friends together, in general technology changes family relationships for the