In the past, families lived a technology-free life: waking up to the sound of birds, communicating face to face and walking to travel. Today, it is almost impossible to find entertainment without a color screen. This demonstrates how modern technology has corrupted society. Despite the benefits of technology, it has contributed to making the inactive population unable to think for themselves. Ray Bradbury was born August 20, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois. Bradbury won the Pulitzer Prize in 2004 for his literary work, such as "The Veldt." The general theme of Bradbury's short stories and novels is that the world is undergoing "too rapid and pervasive technological change" (Bradbury). “The Veldt” tells the story of a family of four living in a house where everything is done for them. There is not a single task that the “Happylife Home” cannot accomplish with its advanced technological aspects. Twins Peter and Wendy Hadley who live in the 'Happylife Home' can't even brush their teeth without it being done for them. A technology-based society removes meaning and common actions from humans; thus suppressing the original aspects of humanity born in the dawn of time. Ray Bradbury develops his theme that the desire for technology leads to suffering in his short story "The Veldt" using irony, foreshadowing, and imagery. In order to describe the theme of desire leading to suffering, Ray Bradbury uses irony. The Hadley family lives in a recently purchased mansion called "Happylife Home". This is an example of Bradbury incorporating irony into his short story. The 'Happylife Home' was supposed to create the perfect, happy lifestyle for the Hadleys, but this is clearly not the moment where...... middle of paper ... becomes reality. Works Cited Bernardo, Jr., Anthony J. “The Veldt.” Masterplots II: Short story series, revised edition (2004): 1-3. Literary reference center. Internet. January 29, 2014. Bradbury, Ray. “'The Veldt.'” .d.umn.edu. Np, and Web. January 30, 2014. Hart, Joyce. “Critical essay on “The Veldt”. » News for students. Ed. Ira Mark Milne. Flight. 20. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Information Resource Center. Internet. January 30, 2014. Kattelman, Beth. “Critical essay on “The Veldt”. » News for students. Ed. Ira Mark Milne. Flight. 20. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Information Resource Center. Internet. January 29, 2014. Stanley, Deborah A. “Massive Degradation of Humanity and Massive Contradictions in Bradbury's Vision of America in Fahrenheit 451.” Gale of wind. Np: np, nd N. pag. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Internet. January 29. 2014.