In The Veldt, George and Lydia Hadley discover that their children's futuristic, telepathic, three-dimensional nursery walls are a little more real than they should be. The room, which displays whatever the children desire, has been showing nothing but African veldt and murderous lions. This short story examines the ideas of an overly mechanized society and the horrors that can lurk in children's psyches.
In this short story written by Ray Bradbury the author wants to emphasize the negative effects of the technology on the family In order to have a well written short story the author must use many literary devices During this tale Bradbury uses metaphors foreshadowing dialogue similes and tone levels to accentuate the emotional experience One example of foreshadowing is right at the beginning of the story Georges wife is so concerned about the nursery that she bothers to ask for a second opinion