Were there lions in the room? Ray Bradbury grew up in a small town in Illinois. It takes the setting of many of his stories from Green Town. When Bradbury was young, he listened to the radio and went to the library. He was inspired by a magician, "Mr. Electrician." Bradbury has written numerous science fiction books and short stories. Some of his most famous works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, Something Wicked This Way, and much more. “The Veldt” tells the story of a family who lives in a technological house. The parents, George and Lydia Hadley, bought the house because they wanted the best for their children, Wendy and Peter. The house does all the normal activities people do for themselves, like tying their shoes or taking a shower. The "Happy Life Home" contains a "nursery", which is a room that conveys what children are thinking so they don't have to use their imagination. The family relied too much on technology and forgot to spend time together. The children thought they were in control and, with the help of the house, locked their parents in the nursery. Ray Bradbury develops his theme that technology does not replace family in his short story "The Veldt" through the use of imagery, figures of speech and symbolism. Ray Bradbury conveys his theme using images. While in the nursery, Bradbury describes what "Africa" ​​looked and smelled like. “The warm straw smell of lion grass, the fresh green smell of the hidden waterhole, the great rusty smell of animals, the dusty smell like red paprika in the hot air” (Bradbury). This helps describe how real the nursery made “Africa” seem. The children relied on the nursery to imagine everything for them. "His description of the Afri electronically produces...... middle of paper ...... the power of a family. Works CitedBernardo, Jr., Anthony J. "The Veldt." Masterplots II: Series of short stories, revised edition (2004): 1-3. Literary Reference Center. January 29, 2014. Hart, Joyce. “Critical essay on “The Veldt” Ed. 20. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Internet Resource Center. Kattelman, Beth. “Critical Essay on “The Veldt”. Ed. Ira Mark Milne. , 2005. Internet Resource Center. January 30, 2014. “Preview: “The Veldt.” Ed. Ira Mark Milne. . January 30, 2014. “Ray Bradbury”. Detroit: Gale, 2012. Internet Documentary Resource Center. » University of Minnesota. Np, March 8, 2004. Web. January 30. 2014.