George Haldey was a dedicated husband and father who only gave the best to his kids, but one of those best things ended up killing him and his wife, Lydia Haldey. A tale of a family who resided in a technologically advanced home with a nursery intended to help the kids deal with stress, but which instead caused the collapse of the family and the death of the parents. George Haldey, who never pretended to be one of the kids, is the one most to blame for the deaths.
The kids were first made dependent on the nursery by George Hadley. He allowed them to spend countless hours in the nursery where they could indulge in their wildest fantasies without being punished. His and his wife's deaths were the result of their addiction to the nursery, which they acquired out of a desire to own it for themselves. You are aware of how difficult Peter is about that. This evidence is shown. The tantrum he and Wendy both threw when I punished him a month ago by locking the nursery for even a few hours. They are nursery people for life" (Bradbury 45). This
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He was so focused on his job and taking care of his family that he missed the warning signs. According to the text, "A little over a month" (Bradbury 189). This demonstrates that he was unaware of the warning signs that the kids were having problems for more than a month. When he finally realized the danger, it was too late for him to avert the tragedy. Though one could argue that George wasn't entirely to blame for his ignorance. He lacked the means to ascertain the risks that brand-new, unproven technology might present. The text reads, "except that I'm starting to regret that we bought that room for the kids. If kids are even the slightest bit neurotic, a space like that —" (Bradbury 131). He didn't know the risks when he bought it; he only did so because he wanted his children to be better off. He was merely a guy doing his best to support his